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Mapping national renewable energy resources is a crucial step in providing governments with information to support expansion of renewable power generation. ESMAP is funding country-level resource mapping for biomass, small hydro, solar and wind.
The ESMAP-funded projects are executed by World Bank operational units and cover comprehensive mapping and geospatial planning, including ground-based data collection. All data commissioned under this initiative will be made available to the Global Solar and Wind Atlas.
The initiative, approved in October 2012, is expected to run over four years, supporting at least 10 country level resource mapping and spatial planning studies. Co-funding at the project level is being actively pursued to expand coverage.
Country Studies
Country projects funded by ESMAP will be listed below as soon as they obtain internal approval:
Outputs
- ESMAP Research | Renewable Energy Mapping Status Report
- ESMAP Knowledge Exchange Forum 2012 | Renewable Energy Mapping: Summary, Agenda and Presentations | Blog post
- Best Practice Guidelines for Mesoscale Wind Mapping Projects for the World Bank (2010) | Report
Related Links
- Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment (SWERA): About SWERA | Visualization Tool
- International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA): Global Atlas for Solar and Wind | Portal for Studies on Renewable Energy Potential
- US National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Assessments and Tools: NREL Website
- Wind Energy Resource Atlas for the Pacific Islands and South East Asia: ASTAE Website
- Join our group Renewable Energy Mapping on
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