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Title: Technical Potential of Solar Energy to Address Energy Poverty and Avoid GHG Emissions in Africa

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OSTI ID:1035715

This analysis explores the technical potential of photovoltaics (PV) or concentrating solar power (CSP) to address energy poverty in Africa through a geographic information system (GIS) screening of solar resource data developed by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Solar Energy Technologies Program
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1035715
Resource Relation:
Conference: [Proceedings of the] International Congress on Renewable Energy: Renewables and Climate Change and International Renewable Energy Trade Show, 16-17 October 2008, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English