Kenya

(Abstract):  The Kenya Country Report describes the
energy situation in Kenys and identifies solar and wind
energy opportunities.

(Purpose):  To influence investment decisions by promoting and supporting renewable energy by overcoming informational barriers in solar and wind energy financing.

(Abstract):  Documentation of the satellite-based high resolution solar resource assessment for Kenya 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):  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):  These data are results from the KAMM/WASP
studies for Kenya. The KAMM/WAsP methodology uses a set of wind
classes to represent wind conditions for the mapped region. A mesoscale
simulation for each wind class, using KAMM (Karlsruhe Mesoscale Model),
is performed and statistics performed on the model output. The results
are a summary of the simulated wind climate, and ii. a wind atlas, a
summary of the wind climate standardized to flat, uniform roughness
terrain.

(Abstract):  Monthly average solar resource for
horizontal flat-plate collectors for Kenya.

(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 Kenya 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.

(Abstract):  Monthly Average Solar Resource for 2-axis
tracking concentrating collectors for Kenya.
(Purpose):  Provide information on the solar resource
potential for the data domain. The insolation values represent the
average solar energy available to a concentrating collector, such as a
dish collector, which tracks the sun continuously.

(Abstract):  Data of high resolution (10kmx10km) Direct
Normal Irradiance (DNI) for Kenya for the years 2000, 2001 and 2002. The
data are available for monthly and annual sums stored in a
ESRI-Shapefile. Please read the country report for additional background
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.

(Abstract):  Each data file is a 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.