Wind turbine and photovoltaic generating efficiency in Africa

Charles Fant

No wp-2016-125, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: As the technology of climate-dependent energy sources is improving—both cheaper and more efficient—the energy sources are becoming more accessible for many of the nations in Africa. However, little is known about the underlying climate that would therefore be harvested by renewable technologies—namely, wind and solar—because these have not been well measured in this region in the past. Here, we present a study that uses publicly available data and methods to develop hourly onshore wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation for the years 1979-2010.

Keywords: Renewable energy; Energy planning; Energy trade; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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