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- Expert System for Solar Thermal Power Stations (2001)- An efficient worldwide expansion of solar thermal power plant technology requires reliable data on the quality of the solar energy resource and on the availability of appropriate sites. The German Aerospace Center DLR uses its remote sensing capabilities and international geographic information sources to provide a detailed and well founded database to support most activities of industry, authorities and funding institutions related to solar thermal power expansion, like e.g.: - Solar Energy Resource Assessment - Site Selection
- Hot Air and Cold Water: The Unexpected Fall in China’s Energy Use (2001) -
This article published within the "China Environment Series" addresses how political and economic changes in China have impacted the implementation of energy policies. Specifically, the article describes how the growing free market economy in China has opened up opportunities for the creation of new financial mechanisms to fund environmental protection and natural resource management initiatives and policy approach in China.
- Environmental Due Diligence (EDD) of Renewable Energy Projects- Environmental Due Diligence (EDD) is the collection and assessment of data relative to environmental conditions or impacts prior to a transaction to identify and quantify environment-related financial, legal, and reputational risks. Banks have put in place a number of instruments to manage risk. One of these instruments is commonly termed a Due Diligence review. Recently, it has become a way for financial institutions to incorporate environmental and social considerations in their investment review process.
- Solar Thermal Markets in Europe 2009-
This 8-page report from ESTIF from 2009 provides information on the key national markets with 2008 data on newly installed collectors based on area and capacity.
It states that the European market has grown by 60% in 2008.
Download document here or read it here.
- SWERA Programme- GEF (Global Environmental Facility) funded UNEP project: The SWERA Programme’s mission is to provide easy access to high quality renewable energy resource data and other products to users all around the world (Bangladesh - Brazil - China - Cuba - El Salvador - Ethiopia - Ghana - Guatemala - Honduras - Kenya - Nepal - Nicaragua - Sri Lanka). These products are available through the SWERA web site and include Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and time series data, along with energy optimization tools needed to apply these data and facilitate renewable energy policy and investment.
