Global Solar Atlas
From Open Energy Information
| Name: | Global Solar Atlas |
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| Agency/Company /Organization: |
World Bank Group |
| Partner: | International Finance Corporation (IFC) |
| Sector: | Energy |
| Focus Area: | Renewable Energy, Solar, - Concentrating Solar Power, - Solar Hot Water, - Solar PV, - Solar Ventilation Preheat |
| Phase: | Evaluate Options |
| Topics: | Analysis Tools, Datasets, Potentials & Scenarios, Resource assessment |
| Resource Type: | Dataset, Guide/manual, Maps, Online calculator |
| User Interface: | Website |
| Complexity/Ease of Use: | Moderate |
| Website: | globalsolaratlas.info
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| Web Application Link: | globalsolaratlas.info
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| RelatedTo: | Global Wind Atlas |
| Cost: | Free |
| OpenEI Keyword(s): | Solar, Solar Mapping, Solar Atlas, Resource Assessment, Resource Mapping, Renewable Energy, GIS Data, Posters
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| Language: | English
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The Global Solar Atlas provides a summary of solar power potential and solar resources globally. It is offered as a free service to governments, developers and the general public, and allows users to quickly obtain data and carry out a simple electricity output calculation for any location covered by the solar resource database. The Global Solar Atlas is provided by the World Bank Group with funding from the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), a multi-donor trust fund administered by The World Bank.
References
https://www.esmap.org/re_mapping
Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP): Renewable Energy Resource Mapping