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Presentation of the Global Atlas to Pacific stakeholders at the Pacific Energy Summit. http://www.pacificenergysummit2013.com/
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The Global Renewable Energy Atlas
Solar and Wind ComponentPacific Energy SummitAuckland, New Zealand
March 25-26, 2013
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Wind speed, population density, protected areas
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Detailed information
An Atlas Can Answer Many Important Questions
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What is the most cost-effective combination of technologies?
What share of my energy mix can be supplied by renewables?
Where are the resources located?
How much investment would be needed to develop them?
How many jobs might be created if they were developed?
Is there a large enough market to sustain a supply chain?
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Physical Resource Mapping Is Needed to Assess Technical and Economic Potential
Overall objective
Bridge the gap between nations having access to the necessary funding, technologies, and expertise to evaluate their national potentials, and those deprived of
those elements.
Access to
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• data and methods• training materials and courses• Technical assistance• a network of experts
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Albania, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Germany, Grenada, Honduras, India, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lithuania, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tunisia, UAE, Uganda, UK, Uruguay, USA, Yemen.
Statement of Interest for the Global Renewable Energy Atlas
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Technical Partners and Data Providers
Partner Projects and Multilateral Initiatives
How does it work?
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Products
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What is next?
Thank you for your attention
http://www.irena.org/GlobalAtlas
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