The analysis of solar resource distribution and intensity, assessed using the GHI and DNI, was conducted in two major phases, i.e. delimitation and mapping of the two parameters grouped in seven classes of solar potential, and the statistical extraction of the areas covered by the delimited classes.
In a broader context of international policies, the assessment and mapping of solar energy (or of other types of renewable energy) represent a means for countries to meet the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal 7, which aims to ensure universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energies by 2030 (ESMAP, 2016).
Spatial assessment of solar energy potential at global scale. A geographical approach Spatial analysis of the distribution and intensity of onshore solar resources globally, continentally and nationally. The analysis of the most recent global horizontal irradiation (GHI) and direct normal irradiation (DNI) data.
A comparative analysis of the assessment results for all continents was also performed. After that, based on big data analysis and geographic information system (GIS) calculations, the distribution characteristics of the global solar power TPIC were calculated with the two core indicators, namely the capacity factor and ADC.
It is provided by the World Bank Group as a free service to governments, developers and the general public, and allows users to quickly obtain data and carry out a simple electricity output calculation for any location covered by the solar resource database.
To set the scene, we characterize the long-term energy availability of solar resource at any location, the theoretical potential. This potential is illustrated by the physical variable of global horizontal irradiation (GHI), which is the sum of direct and diffuse irradiation components received by a horizontal surface.
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