This report explains how the need for lighting products in places like Africa remains critical, as a large portion of households still have no access to electrical services.
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Source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Date: January 2015
This website provides information on legislation pertaining to support schemes, grid issues and policies for energy from renewable sources in the electricity, heating and cooling, and transport sectors.
Source: RES LEGAL
This recorded webinar provides an overview of the RealValue project, a smart electric thermal storage project that involves smart grid demand-side management and demand forecasting.
Source: Clean Energy Solutions Center, International Energy Agency’s 4E Implementing Agreement
Date: April 2015
This report analyses the nature of variable renewable energy and the resulting challenges associated with integrating variable renewable energy technologies into a power system. It highlights the importance of increased flexibility when integrating high levels of variable renewable energy.
Source: World Bank Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP)
Date: February 2015
As distributed energy resource technologies proliferate on the grid, resulting changes to the grid will make it more efficient and reliable, and will provide end users with the opportunity to more proactively use energy and reduce the cost of services.
Source: Det Norkse Veritas (DNV)
Date: January 2013
This report presents data on biofuel production in tropical countries in an attempt to provide a preliminary discussion of the agro-environmental impact of biofuel development. Specific attention is paid to Brazil and Malaysia, as they are the major possible exporters to the European Union.
Source: Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
Date: November 2008
This is a European offshore wind resources over open sea map developed by Riso National Laboratory in 1989. The map shows the so-called generalised wind climate over Europe, also sometimes referred to as the regional wind climate or simply the wind atlas.
Source: Risø Denmark Technical University National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy
This action plan for energy efficiency within the European Union (EU) establishes goals for improved energy performance in various sectors from consumers, domestic end-users, industry and transportation.
Source: European Commission
Date: March 2011
The Geospatial Toolkit is a stand-alone interactive application that can be used for decision-making and policy analysis in addition to planning for future renewable energy projects. It utilizes GIS technology to evaluate potential locations for solar and wind energy development.
Source: United Nations
Date: October 2005
This report provides statistics regarding wind generation and capacity in Europe. It shows wind installations in Europe grew 23% in 2009 compared to 2008.
Source: European Wind Energy Association
Date: February 2010