Launch of the Global Wind AtlasOct 21, 2015

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The IRENA Global Atlas for Renewable EnergyEU-GCC workshop

November 9th, 2016

MANDATE

To promote the widespread adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewable energyworldwide

OBJECTIVE

To serve as a network hub, an advisory resource and an authoritative, unified, global voicefor renewable energy

SCOPE

All renewable energy sources produced in a sustainable manner

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About IRENA

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Where is the market?

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Capacity

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Investment trends

Where is the market?

Costs

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Mission Statement

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The Global Atlas facilitates access to renewable resource data, analysis and

methods in order to accelerate the initiation and development of a broader range

of renewable energy projects.

• Provide free resource data for all• Shorten the project life cycle• Optimize development and cut costs

Support SDGgoals

“IRENA’s Renewable Energy Prospector”

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What is the Global Atlas?

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The Global Atlas is a suite of services.

Online GIS platform for viewing renewable

resource data

Tools for analysis Studies and analyses on renewable energy

resources

Publishing and hosting data

Training and access to expertise

Access to renewable energy resource data

Who Uses the Global Atlas?

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Policymakers andGovernments

Developers andbusiness leaders

City and energy planners & land administrators

Modelers and analysts

How big?

Where?

Where is the data?

How much?

Educators How can I learn?

When is the Global Atlas used?

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Bankable data is needed here. The Global Atlas can

help connect developers with sources of this

data.

Global Atlas maps can help

identify the best general areas

for project siting.

Tools and data support pre-

screening and pre-feasibility analyses

by estimating project output and

helping attract investors.

Better resource data reduces risk over the life of the project,increases valuation and speeds up the process.

Prospecting opportunity

areas

Site selection &

prescreening

Feasibility analysis

Design and development

FinancingConstruction & Operation

Investors can use estimated outputs and resource maps

to cross-check developer proposals.

How the Global Atlas Works

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What you see What is happening Who’s making it happen

Over 2000 datasets available!

Partner Countries

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Most of the data in the Global Atlas is modelled, not directly measured.

Examples:

In many of the datasets in the Global Atlas, the data is validated with actual measurements. More info can be found under

“Layer Info” in the Global Atlas.

DTU Global Wind Atlas

• Large-scale weather data (~50 km

resolution) is combined with land

topography to estimate wind speeds for

each 1 km square.

Helioclim Solar Map

• Satellite imagery is used to compute solar

irradiation.

Where does the data come from?

Which Map Should I Use?

Basic Global Map

IRENA 5th Anniversary Map includes the best layers for each technology

Which Map Should I Use?

Global Technology Maps Global Wind Atlas

3TIER/Vaisala Solar Map

Tidal currents

Bioenergy

Which Map Should I Use?

Heat Flow data

Gravity Disturbance

BouguerAnomaly

Geothermal Maps

Which Map Should I Use?

Regional and Country Maps

Solar Med Atlas – Middle East and North Africa

Wind map of the Phillipines

West Africa Solar and WindESMAP Country Maps

Potentials after the Paris agreement

what changed?

Solar resource

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Wind resource

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GCC analysis – wind grid connected

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GCC analysis – wind offgrid

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GCC analysis – solar PV grid connected

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GCC analysis – solar PV offgrid

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Ruwais – wind grid connected

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Ruwais – solar PV grid connected

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Connect With the Global Atlas

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Global Atlas for Renewable Energy

Global Atlas TV

IRENA Global Atlas

@GlobalREAtlas

potentials@irena.org

Annexes

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Which Map Should I Use?

• Solar:

3TIER solar dataset http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=543

• Wind: DTU Global Wind Atlas http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=103

• Geothermal: Heat flow map http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=688

Bouguer and Free Air Gravity Anomaly http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=1046

• Tidal: Tidal currents http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=878

• Biomass: Suitability for bioenergy crops http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=1010

Suitability for oilseed bioenergy crops http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=1019

Basic Map: IRENA 5th Anniversary Map with the best layers for each technology. http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=2320

Recommended Maps - Global

Which Map Should I Use?

• Solar:

Sub Sahara Africa: HelioClim 3 http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=529

Middle east and North Africa: SolarMed Atlas http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=748

West Africa: Solar and Wind maps of ECOWAS region http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=738

SE Asia: Solar and Wind map of Vietnam (ESMAP) http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=1705

Latin America: Uruguay solar map http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=1405

• Wind: SE Asia:

• Wind Atlas for Philippines http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=747

• ESMAP Vietnam http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=1705

South Africa: South Africa Wind Atlas http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=405

West Africa: 3TIER layer in ECOWAS map (solar and wind) http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=738

Latin America: Peru – Wind map http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=1065

Asia: Wind map of Mongolia http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=318

Recommended Maps – Regional and Country

Geothermal Maps

• Geothermal:

Australia (EGS) http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=855

Spain (potential areas) http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=714

USA (potential areas) http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=691

Ireland (potential sites) , http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=789

Italy (potential sites) , http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=906

Turkey (potential sites) http://irena.masdar.ac.ae/?map=1552

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Solar maps

3TIER’s Global Solar Dataset provides average annual GHI at a 3km spatial resolution.

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Wind maps

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Advanced wind analysis tools

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Marine maps – tidal velocity

NOVELTIS's Global and Regional Tidal Current Atlases provide average and time series of tidal velocity. The full NOVELTIS TIPS application can be found here: http://tips.noveltis.com/

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Marine maps - Current power

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Geothermal maps

Heat Flow data

Gravity Disturbance

BouguerAnomaly

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Bioenergy maps

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Suitability maps for identifying investment opportunities

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GlobalAtlas pocketMobile App

Available on:

Windows iphoneAndroid Blackberry

Global Atlas Mobile App!

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