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News 18.11.2013: PVGIS updated to use Google Maps version3. Click here to read about it. 11.02.2013: New updated version of PVGIS. 11.02.2013: L'interface web PVGIS est maintenant disponible en français. 11.02.2013: La interfaz web PVGIS está ahora disponible en español. 21.09.2012: New versions of downloadable maps for Europe and European countries, using the new PVGIS-CMSAF data where available. 16.02.2012: Geographical coverage of PVGIS-CMSAF extended to 50° E and to 35° S to cover all of Africa. 11.02.2011: Important Bug fix! 20.10.2010: Bug fixes and small improvements. 20.09.2010: A new version of the PVGIS interactive web applications is now ready: PVGIS-4. We have added a number of new features, and we have done our best to test them to make sure they work properly.

Global Solar Radiation Database - Maps NYC Solar Map Accueil - Guide du Photovoltaïque CDM Rulebook - Home Institut für Technische Thermodynamik - Global Concentrating Solar Power Potentials Contact: Dr. Franz Trieb, Carsten Hoyer-Klick, Dr. Christoph Schillings The analysis of the technical potential of concentrating solar power (CSP) on a global scale was elaborated within the European project REACCESS. It is based on annual direct normal irradiation (DNI) data provided by NASA Surface Meteorology and Solar Energy program (SSE) Version 6.0. The solar resource data has been uploaded to a geographic information system and processed together with spatial data on land use, topography, hydrology, geomorphology, infrastructure, protected areas etc. excluding sites that are not technically feasible for the construction of concentrating solar power plants. This map has been analyzed statistically using a simple CSP performance model that takes contemporary parabolic trough technology as reference to determine the potential of solar electricity generation for different classes of annual DNI intensity ranging from 2000 to 2800 kWh/m²/y. The paper can be downloaded here.

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