Ghana

(Abstract):  Raster GIS data, 50 m wind power density for Ghana.

(Purpose):  To provide information on the wind resource potential in Ghana.

(Abstract):  The National Renewable Energy Report describes the energy situation in Ghana and identifies solar and wind
energy opportunities.

(Purpose):  To promote solar and wind energy investments.

(Abstract):  This document describes the development of detailed high-resolution (1 km2) wind energy resource maps for Ghana.

(Purpose):  To provide information on the wind resource potential within Ghana.

(Abstract):  Documentation of the satellite-based high resolution solar resource assessment for Ghana provided by DLR. The high resolution solar data (10kmx10km) provide country maps of the annual and monthly sums of hourly global horizontal and direct normal
irradiance (GHI and DNI) for the year 2000, 2001 and 2002. Additionally, for selected sites hourly values of GHI and DNI are provided.The Documentation gives an overview about the used input data and used methodology, shows example maps and describes a comparison with ground data (if provided by the country)

(Abstract):  Stand–alone and easy to use geographic toolkit that allows non-GIS users to relate the renewable energy
resource (solar and wind) data to other geographic data, such as land use, protected areas, elevation, etc.

(Abstract):  Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data
intended for use in the Geospatial toolkit or with any GIS software.

(Abstract):  Each TMY is a data set of hourly values of solar radiation and meteorological elements for a 1-year period. Solar radiation is modeled using the NREL METSTAT model, with surface observed cloud cover being the principal model input. The container file contains one TMY file for each selected station in the region, plus documentation files and a TMY data reader file for use with Microsoft Excel.

(Purpose):  Simulations>

(Abstract):  Raster GIS data, exported as BIL file, 50 m
wind power density for Ghana. Note: BIL files can be converted to
raster data in ArcInfo using the IMAGEGRID command.

(Purpose):  To provide information on the wind resource
potential in Ghana. Values range from 0 to 620 meters.

(Supplemental Information):

(Abstract):  Monthly Average Solar Resource for
horizontal flat-plate collectors for Ghana.

(Purpose):  Provide information on the solar resource
potential for the data domain. The insolation values represent the
average solar energy available to a flat plate collector, such as a
photovoltaic panel, oriented horizontally.

(Abstract):  Data of high resolution (10kmx10km) Global
Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) for Ghana for the years 2000, 2001 and 2002.
The data are available for monthly and annual sums stored in a
ESRI-Shapefile. Please read the documentation file for additional
information.
(Purpose):  The data are helpful for the assessment of
the solar potential of the country and can give project developer a first
impression of the solar resource of the country.