Renewable Energy

Renewable energy is electricity or power generated from natural sources that do not have a limited supply.

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2010 China-United States Renewable Energy Grid Integration Workshop (Website)

This website provides 16 presentations from a workshop held in Beijing, 7-8 December 2010, as well as a workshop summary.…

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The China Sustainable Energy Program

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Tools and Websites

A Guidebook on Renewable Energy Project Development and Packaging in the Philippines

This guidebook provides prospective renewable energy project developers in the Philippines with a road map to assist in project development…

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United Nations

Philippines Department of Energy

Deployment Data

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A New Scheme for the Promotion of Renewable Energies in Developing Countries: The Renewable Energy Regulated Purchase Tariff

This report sets out the main findings of discussions carried out by the Developing Countries Group of the European Photovoltaic…

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European Commission

Alliance for Rural Electrification

PhotoVoltaic Technology Platform

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A Word on Low Cost Renewables: The Renewables Breakthrough: How to Secure Low Cost Renewables

Renewable energy has become the least-expensive energy choice in many parts of the world, leading to a powerful feedback cycle…

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Agora Energiewende

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Addressing Climate Vulnerability for Power System Resilience and Energy Security: A Focus on Hydropower Resources

This paper is intended to inform energy planners and investors about (1) how climate change can affect power generation resources,…

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USAID

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1 May 2017

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Adapting Market Design to High Shares of Variable Renewable Energy

The report analyses challenges and solutions, and it provides recommendations on how to adapt electricity market design to high shares…

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International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

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1 January 2017

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Agrivoltaic Systems to Optimise Land Use for Electric Energy Production

In this work, a patented “agrivoltaic” solar tracking system named Agrovoltaico is examined in combination with a maize crop in…

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Applied Energy

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15 June 2018

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Agrivoltaic Potential on Grape Farms in India

To investigate and quantify PV generation potential, without significantly harming agriculture output, the authors of this study explore the viability…

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Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments

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1 October 2017

Training Materials

American Samoa’s Solar+Storage Microgrid

The island of Ta’u in the U.S. territory of American Samoa relied heavily on diesel generation to meet its electricity…

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Clean Energy Group

Resilient Power

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16 February 2017

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An Overview of Behind-The Meter Solar-Plus-Storage Regulatory Design: Approaches and Case Studies to Inform International Applications

This report is intended to offer key regulatory considerations for facilitating distributed solar photovoltaic (DPV)-plus-storage programs for retail customers. It…

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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1 March 2020

Deployment Data

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Tools and Websites

Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (Website)

The Asia Pacific Partnership (APP) on Clean Development and Climate Website enables users to view current and past APP clean…

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Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate

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Asia Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED) Good Practice Database

This database allows users to search for “good practice” reports specific to country, implementation level, sectoral issues, cross-sectoral issues, actors…

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Asia Pacific Forum for Environment and Development

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Tools and Websites

Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy (Website)

Ashden champions and promotes practical, local energy solutions that cut carbon, protect the environment, reduce poverty, and improve people’s lives.…

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Ashden

Training Materials

ASEAN Renewable Energy Guidelines

This webinar explored the background and functionalities of the ASEAN RE Guidelines, highlighted administrative procedures including requirements for project developers…

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Renewable Energy Support Program for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN RESP)

Clean Energy Solutions Center

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Aquavoltaics: Synergies for Dual Use of Water Area for Solar Photovoltaic Electricity Generation and Aquaculture

This paper reviews the fields of floatovoltaic technology (i.e., water-deployed solar photovoltaic systems) and aquaculture (i.e., farming of aquatic organisms)…

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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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1 December 2017

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Background Study: Developing a Legal Instrument for Gender Assessments in Energy Infrastructure Planning and Development within ECOWAS

The study seeks to set the stage for the creation and adoption of an ECOWAS regional legal instrument for conducting…

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ECOWAS Observatory for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency

Deployment Data

Policy Data

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Berkeley India Joint Leadership on Energy and the Environment (Website)

This is the website of the Berkeley India Joint Leadership on Energy and the Environment (BIJLEE), which is a partnership…

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University of California

Berkeley

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Training Materials

BASE Renewable Energy Training Kits

The BASE Renewable Energy Training Kits are designed to help insurers, financiers, and other renewable energy project sponsors better understand…

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United Nations