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== Welcome to the Solar Portal<br/> ==
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'''Solar energy''' is the energy, the earth receives from the sun, primarily as visible light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation. The '''solar portal''' provides an overview of the information on energypedia related to solar energy. Look for specific topics, latest articles or uploaded documents and announce upcoming events.
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=== Overview on Solar Energy ===
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*[[Solar Energy|Solar Energy]]
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*[[:File:SBC Energy Institute Solar PV FactBook.pdf|Solar Factbook]]
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*[[PV system|Basics of PV system]]
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=== Technological Aspects of Solar Energy ===
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*[[Photovoltaic (PV)|Photovoltaic (PV)]]<br/>
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*[[Solar Thermal Technologies|Solar Thermal Technologies]]
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*[[Solar Electric Technologies|Solar Electric Technologies]]
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*[[Solar Cells and Modules|Solar Cells and Modules]]
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*[[Solar Home Systems (SHS)|Solar Home Systems (SHS)]]
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**[[Technical Standards for Solar Home Systems (SHS)|Technical Standards for SHS]]
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**[[:Category:Solar Home Systems (SHS)|All SHS Articles]]
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*[[Features of PicoPV Systems|PicoPV Systems]]
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**[[PicoPV Test|PicoPV Test]]
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**[[PicoPV Field Tests|PicoPV Field Tests]]
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**[[:Category:PicoPV|All PicoPV Articles]]<br/>
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*[[Solar Hybrid Systems|Solar Hybrid Systems]]<span dir="auto"></span>
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*[[:Category:Battery Charging Systems|Solar Batteries]]
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*[[:Category:Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)|Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)]]
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*[[Solar PV in hot climate zones|Solar PV in Hot Climate Zones]]
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=== Financing, Business & Operation Models of Solar Energy<br/> ===
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*[[Solar Home Systems: Costs, Financing, Business and Operation Models|Solar Home Systems: Costs, Financing, Business and Operation Models]]
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*[[Solar Hybrid Systems: Costs, Financing, Business and Operation Models|Solar Hybrid Systems: Costs, Financing, Business and Operation Models]]
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*[[Fee-For-Service or Pay-As-You-Go Concepts for Photovoltaic Systems|Fee-For-Service or Pay-As-You-Go Concepts for PV Systems]]
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*[[Market Trends in the PicoPV Sector and the Role of Development Cooperation|Market Trends in the PicoPV Sector and the Role of Development Cooperation]]
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*[[PicoPV Systems: Costs, Financing, Business and Operation Models|Financing PicoPV]]
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*[[Microfinance#Microfinance for RE Projects|Microfinance for Renewable energy]]
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*[[Import of Energy Products|Import of Solar Energy Products]]
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*[[Business Operation Models for Solar Home Systems (SHS)|PV Business Model]]
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*[[Solar - Marketing|Solar Marketing]]<br/>
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*[[End-of-Life Management of Batteries in the Off-Grid Solar Sector|End-of-Life Management of Batteries in the Off-grid Solar Sector]]
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*[[After Sales Service for Solar Systems|After Sales Service]]<br/>
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*[[Quality Management for Photovoltaic Implementation|Quality Management]]
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*[[Consumer Awareness and Communication Regarding Solar Home Systems (SHS)|Consumer Awareness of Solar Home Systems]]
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*[[:Category:Financing Solar|All Articles on Financing Solar Energy]]
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=== Policy Framework for Solar Energy<br/> ===
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*[[International Organisations dealing with Solar Energy|International Organisations Dealing with Solar Energy]]
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*[[Funding Mechanisms for Solar Energy|Funding Mechanisms for Solar Energy]]
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*[[Examples of Legal Texts and Regulations to Lift Import Duties for PV Products|Examples of Legal Texts and Regulations to Lift Import Duties for PV Products]]
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=== Use of Solar Energy ===
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*[[Cooking with the Sun|Cooking with the Sun]]
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*[[Productive Use of Solar PV|Productive Use of Solar PV]]<br/>
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*[[Uses of Solar Energy|Overview Solar Energy Uses]]
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*[[:Category:Solar Pumping|Solar Pumping]]
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*[[:Category:Solar Dryers|Solar Dryers]]
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*[[:Category:Solar Heater|Solar Heaters]]
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*[[:Category:Lighting|Lighting]]
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*[[Energy for Off-grid Radio Stations|Energy for Off-grid Radio Stations]]
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*[[The Off-grid Appliance Market|The Off-grid Appliance Market]]
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=== <span class="mw-headline" id="Social_and_Environmental_Impacts">Monitoring & Evaluation of Solar Energy</span> ===
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*[[Monitoring of Solar Home System (SHS)|Monitoring of Solar Home System (SHS)]]<br/>
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*[[PicoPV Consumer Survey|PicoPV Consumer Surveys]]
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*[[Questionnaire on Sustainability of Rural Solar Home Systems (SHS) Electrification|Questionnaire on Sustainability of Rural Solar Home Systems (SHS) Electrification]]<span dir="auto"></span>
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*[[Remote Monitoring|Remote Monitoring]]
  
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=== Impacts of Solar Energy ===
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*[[Solar Energy|Solar Energy]]
 
*[[Solar Thermal Technologies|Solar Thermal Technologies]]
 
*[[Solar Electric Technologies|Solar Electric Technologies]] <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• [[Photovoltaics|Photovoltaics]] <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• [[Solar Cells and Modules|Solar Cells and Modules]] <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• [[Module Mounting Structures|Module Mounting Structures]] <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• [[Wiring and Fitting|Wiring and Fitting]] <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• [[Batteries|Batteries]] <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• [[Charge Controllers|Charge Controllers]] <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• [[Lamps and Electric Appliances|Lamps and Electric Appliances]]
 
  
<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">'''<u>Solar Home Systems</u>'''</span>
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*[[Impacts of PicoPV and Consumer Research|Impacts of PicoPV and Consumer Research]]
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*[[Recycling of Solar Products|Recycling of Solar Products]]
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*[[Economic Impact of Energy Access on Individuals and the Community|Economic Impact of Energy Access]]
  
*[[Solar Home Systems|Solar Home Systems]]
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*[[Technical Standars for SHS|Technical Standards for SHS]]
 
*[[Planning, Installation and Maintenance of SHS|Planning, Installation and Maintenance of SHS]]
 
  
<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">&nbsp;</span>'''<u><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">Solar Hybrid Systems</span><br></u>'''
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=== Climate Change and Solar Energy ===
  
*[[Solar Hybrid Systems|Solar Hybrid Systems]]
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*[[Carbon Markets for Photovoltaic (PV) Systems|Carbon Markets for Photovoltaic (PV) Systems]]
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*[[Solar Home System (SHS) - Climate Protection|Solar Home System (SHS) and Climate Protection]]
  
<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">&nbsp;</span><u>'''<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">Other Uses of Solar Energy</span>'''</u>  
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*[[Cooking with Sun|Cooking with Sun]]
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=== Case Studies on Solar Energy ===
  
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*[[Solar Water Purification in India|Solar Water Purification in India]]
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*[[:file:Overview of Solar Seawater Desalination in the MENA Region.pdf|Seawater Desalination in the MENA region]]
*[[International Organisations dealing with Solar Energy|International Organisations dealing with Solar Energy]]  
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*[[Improving Access to Solar in Rural Areas of Cameroon|Improving Access to Solar in Rural Areas of Cameroon]]
*Typical National Institutions relevant for Solar Energy
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*[[PicoPV System Market Assessment in Ethiopia|PicoPV System Market Assessment in Ethiopia]]
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*[[Electrification of Social Institutions with Solar Photovoltaic -Lessons Learned from Uganda|Electrification of Social Institutions with Solar Photovoltaic - Lessons Learned from Uganda]]
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*[[Rural Solar Market Development - Lessons Learned from Uganda|Rural Solar Market Development - Lessons Learned from Uganda]]
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*[[Solar Battery Charging Stations|Solar Battery Charging Stations - Examples from Mali and Cambodia]]
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*[[Photovoltaic (PV) for Health Centers - Project Experience|PV for Health Centers- Experience from Ethiopia and Uganda]]
  
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*Typical Regulations for the Installation and Operation of Solar Systems
 
*Feed-in Policies
 
*Advocacy for Solar Energy at national and local level
 
*Upscaling mechanisms for Solar Energy
 
*Funding Mechanisms for Solar Energy Measures (national budget, rural energy/lectrification funds, donors, …)
 
  
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=== Solar Energy Resources ===
| <div style="padding-right: 4px; padding-left: 4px; font-size: 120%; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-top: 1px; border-bottom: rgb(70,130,180) 1px solid; text-align: left"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">'''Operation and Business Models'''</span></div>
 
<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">'''<u>Solar Home Systems</u>'''</span>
 
  
*Local Production/Assembling/Trading Capacity for Solar Energy Technologies (technical and management capacity)
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*[http://globalsolaratlas.info/ Global Solar Atlas]
*Transfer of Technology (incl. licensing issue)
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*[https://energydata.info/ Energydata.info] - open data platform providing access to datasets and data analytics
*Promotion of Local Planning / Design Capacities
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*[[Solar Energy in Mozambique - Publications|Solar Energy in Mozambique - Publications]]
*[[Promotion of commercial products|Promotion of Commercial Products]]  
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*[[Deploying PV Systems for Regional Development - Publications|Deploying PV Systems for Regional Development - Publications]]
*Marketing
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*[[Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Database|Concentrating Solar Power Database]]
*Quality Management
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*[[Training Materials - Off Grid Systems|Training Materials]]
*Distribution System
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*[[Renewable Energy Project Resource Center|RE Project Resource Center]]
*[[Metering and billing systems|Metering and Billing Systems]] (metering, flat-rate / limiters, pre-payment)
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*[[Portal:Countries|Solar Energy in Specific Countries]]
*Tariffs
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*[[Toolbox on SPIS|Toolbox on Solar Powered Irrigation Systems]]
*Modes of Operation of Bigger Systems (public, private, community-based, …)  
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*[[Solar_Pumping_Toolkit_-_The_Global_Solar_&_Water_Initiative|Solar Pumping Toolkit (Oxfam)]]<br/>
*Operator Models / Business Set-Up
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*[[Solar External Links|External Links]]
  
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<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">&nbsp;<u>'''Solar Home Systems'''</u></span>  
 
  
*[[Financing Models for SHS|Financing Models for SHS]]&nbsp;
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=== PicoPV Database<br/> ===
*[[Grants and Subsidies for SHS|Grants and Subsidies for SHS]]
 
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*[[Use of MFI for renewable energy technolgies|Involvment of MFIs for RE Technologies]]
 
  
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[[File:Icon - Pico Pv Database.png|61px|alt=Icon - Pico Pv Database.png|link=https://energypedia.info/wiki/PicoPV_Database]]
| <div style="padding-right: 4px; padding-left: 4px; font-size: 120%; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-top: 1px; border-bottom: rgb(70,130,180) 1px solid; text-align: left"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">'''Social and Environmental Impacts of Rural Electrification Schemes'''</span></div>
 
*Monitoring (socio-economic studies, baseline studies, …)
 
*Conflict-Sensitive Project Design (incl. household selection, tariffs, cross-subsidization)
 
*Social Implications of Load Management
 
*[[Integration of Gender Issues|Integration of Gender Issues]]
 
*Consumer Awareness and Communication
 
*Environmental Impact Assessments
 
*Disposal/Recycling of Batteries and other Solar Energy Components
 
*[[Recycling of PV batteries|Recycling of PV batteries]]
 
  
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*CDM, Bundling, CDM Programme of Activities
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*Climate Proofing of Projects
 
*Technology Transfer and UNFCCC
 
  
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*[[SolarFaQ|read more...]]
 
  
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*[[EnDev-Bangladesh|Bangladesh]]  
 
*[[EnDev-Bolivia|Bolivia]]
 
*[[EnDev-Ethiopia r.e.|Ethiopia]]
 
*[[EnDev-Honduras|Honduras]]
 
*[[EnDev-Mali|Mali]]
 
*[[EnDev-Mosambique|Mosambique]]
 
*[[EnDev-Nicaragua|Nicaragua]]
 
*[[EnDev-Senegal|Senegal]]
 
*[[EnDev-Uganda|Uganda]]
 
  
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*[[Solar further articles|Further Articles]]
 
*[[Solar Manuals|Manuals]]
 
*[[Solar Project archive|Project Archive]]
 
*[[Tender documents SHS|Tender Documents SHS]]
 
  
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*[http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTRENENERGYTK/Resources/5138246-1237906527727/5950705-1239304688925/Electricity0Co1J10Mendoza10C10Torra.pdf <font color="#0000ff">Elecetricity costs of PV Hybrid&nbsp;vs. Diesel in Micogrid for Village Power (pdf, 235 KB)</font>]
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==== Latest Solar Publications ====
*[http://www.polarpowerinc.com/info/operation20/operation20.htm Polar Power Inc. (Description of different&nbsp;PV Systems)]
 
*[http://pvcdrom.pveducation.org/ PVCDROM (Educational web site about photovoltaics)]
 
  
*[http://go.worldbank.org/Y20OGSRGH0 RE Toolkit (The World Bank)]
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*[http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/The_Solar_Cooking_Archive_Wiki Solar Cooking Wiki]
 
*[http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvgis/apps/radmonth.php?lang=en&map=africa Solar irradiation data (Africa, Mediterranean)]
 
  
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