Greening solar power generation map

What is solar energy mapping the road ahead?

IEA 2019. All rights reserved. Solar Energy: Mapping the Road Ahead aims to provide government, industry, civil society and community stakeholders with the methodology and tools to successfully plan and implement national and regional solar energy roadmaps. This guide’s holistic approach encompasses all solar technologies – solar PV, CSP and SHC.

How do I use the Global Solar Atlas?

Welcome to the Global Solar Atlas. Start exploring solar potential by clicking on the map. Select sites, draw rectangles or polygons by clicking the respective map controls. Calculate energy production for selected sites. The Global Solar Atlas provides a summary of solar power potential and solar resources globally.

What is the global solar power tracker?

The Global Solar Power Tracker is a worldwide dataset of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal facilities. It covers all operating solar farm phases with capacities of 1 megawatt (MW) or more and all announced, pre-construction, construction, and shelved projects with capacities greater than 20 MW.

What is gem (Energy Zones mapping tool)?

First publicly launched in 2013 as the Energy Zones Mapping Tool ( EZMT ), GEM has been redesigned, rebranded and reengineered. GEM is hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s ( DOE) Argonne National Laboratory with funding from the DOE ’s Office of Electricity.

Why are wind and solar PV capacity growing so fast?

IEA 2019. All rights reserved. Wind and solar PV capacity have expanded very rapidly in many countries as a result of supportive policies and dramatic drops in technology costs.

Should solar thermal electricity be shifted to after sunset?

Solar thermal electricity is currently most valuable when generation is shifted to after sunset to complement PV electricity; in the not-too-distant future, all-night generation will be required to further increase the solar share in total electricity generation and reduce the use of fossil fuels (Figure 3).