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=== Overview on Solar Energy ===
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*[[Solar Energy|Solar Energy]]
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*[[:File:SBC Energy Institute Solar PV FactBook.pdf|Solar Factbook]]
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*[[PV system|Basics of PV system]]
 
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*[[Solar Energy|Solar Energy]]
 
*[[Solar Thermal Technologies|Solar Thermal Technologies]]
 
*[[Solar Electric Technologies|Solar Electric Technologies]] <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• [[Photovoltaics|Photovoltaics]] <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• [[Solar Cells and Modules|Solar Cells and Modules]] <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• [[Module Mounting|Module Mounting]]&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• [[Wiring and Fitting|Wiring and Fitting]] <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• [[Batteries|Batteries]] <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• [[Charge Controllers|Charge Controllers]] <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• [[Lamps and Electric Appliances|Lamps and Electric Appliances]]
 
  
<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">&nbsp;'''<u>Solar Home Systems</u>'''</span>  
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=== Use of Solar Energy ===
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*[[Cooking with the Sun|Cooking with the Sun]]
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*[[Productive Use of Solar PV|Productive Use of Solar PV]]<br/>
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*[[Uses of Solar Energy|Overview Solar Energy Uses]]
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*[[:Category:Solar Pumping|Solar Pumping]]
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*[[:Category:Solar Dryers|Solar Dryers]]
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*[[:Category:Solar Heater|Solar Heaters]]
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*[[:Category:Lighting|Lighting]]
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*[[Energy for Off-grid Radio Stations|Energy for Off-grid Radio Stations]]
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*[[The Off-grid Appliance Market|The Off-grid Appliance Market]]
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*[[Solar Home Systems|Solar Home Systems]]
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*[[Technical Standards for SHS|Technical Standards for SHS]]  
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=== Climate Change and Solar Energy ===
*[[Planning, Installation and Maintenance of SHS|Planning, Installation and Maintenance of SHS]]
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*[[Carbon Markets for Photovoltaic (PV) Systems|Carbon Markets for Photovoltaic (PV) Systems]]
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*[[Solar Home System (SHS) - Climate Protection|Solar Home System (SHS) and Climate Protection]]
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'''&nbsp;'''<u>'''PicoPV (Solar lanterns)'''</u>  
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=== Technological Aspects of Solar Energy ===
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*[[Photovoltaic (PV)|Photovoltaic (PV)]]<br/>
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*[[Solar Thermal Technologies|Solar Thermal Technologies]]
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*[[Solar Electric Technologies|Solar Electric Technologies]]
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*[[Solar Cells and Modules|Solar Cells and Modules]]
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*[[Solar Home Systems (SHS)|Solar Home Systems (SHS)]]
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**[[Technical Standards for Solar Home Systems (SHS)|Technical Standards for SHS]]
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**[[:Category:Solar Home Systems (SHS)|All SHS Articles]]
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*[[Features of PicoPV Systems|PicoPV Systems]]
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**[[PicoPV Test|PicoPV Test]]
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**[[PicoPV Field Tests|PicoPV Field Tests]]
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**[[:Category:PicoPV|All PicoPV Articles]]
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*[[Solar Hybrid Systems|Solar Hybrid Systems]]
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*[[:Category:Battery Charging Systems|Solar Batteries]]
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*[[:Category:Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)|Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)]]
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*[[Solar PV in hot climate zones|Solar PV in Hot Climate Zones]]
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*[[Features of PicoPV systems|Features of PicoPV systems]]  
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*[[PicoPV Types|Product Types]]  
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=== Financing, Business & Operation Models of Solar Energy ===
*[[Quality of PicoPV systems|Quality of PicoPV systems&nbsp;]]  
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*[[Solar Home Systems: Costs, Financing, Business and Operation Models|Solar Home Systems: Costs, Financing, Business and Operation Models]]
*List of technical criteria for quality recommendation
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*[[Solar Hybrid Systems: Costs, Financing, Business and Operation Models|Solar Hybrid Systems: Costs, Financing, Business and Operation Models]]
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*[[Fee-For-Service or Pay-As-You-Go Concepts for Photovoltaic Systems|Fee-For-Service or Pay-As-You-Go Concepts for PV Systems]]
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*[[Market Trends in the PicoPV Sector and the Role of Development Cooperation|Market Trends in the PicoPV Sector and the Role of Development Cooperation]]
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*[[PicoPV Systems: Costs, Financing, Business and Operation Models|Financing PicoPV]]
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*[[Microfinance#Microfinance for RE Projects|Microfinance for Renewable energy]]
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*[[Import of Energy Products|Import of Solar Energy Products]]
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*[[Business Operation Models for Solar Home Systems (SHS)|PV Business Model]]
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*[[Solar - Marketing|Solar Marketing]]
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*[[End-of-Life Management of Batteries in the Off-Grid Solar Sector|End-of-Life Management of Batteries in the Off-grid Solar Sector]]
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*[[After Sales Service for Solar Systems|After Sales Service]]
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*[[Quality Management for Photovoltaic Implementation|Quality Management]]
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*[[Consumer Awareness and Communication Regarding Solar Home Systems (SHS)|Consumer Awareness of Solar Home Systems]]
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*[[:Category:Financing Solar|All Articles on Financing Solar Energy]]
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<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">&nbsp;</span>'''<u><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">Solar Hybrid Systems</span><br></u>'''
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=== Case Studies on Solar Energy ===
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*[[Solar Water Purification in India|Solar Water Purification in India]]
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*[[:file:Overview of Solar Seawater Desalination in the MENA Region.pdf|Seawater Desalination in the MENA region]]
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*[[Improving Access to Solar in Rural Areas of Cameroon|Improving Access to Solar in Rural Areas of Cameroon]]
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*[[PicoPV System Market Assessment in Ethiopia|PicoPV System Market Assessment in Ethiopia]]
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*[[Electrification of Social Institutions with Solar Photovoltaic -Lessons Learned from Uganda|Electrification of Social Institutions with Solar Photovoltaic - Lessons Learned from Uganda]]
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*[[Rural Solar Market Development - Lessons Learned from Uganda|Rural Solar Market Development - Lessons Learned from Uganda]]
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*[[Solar Battery Charging Stations|Solar Battery Charging Stations - Examples from Mali and Cambodia]]
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*[[Photovoltaic (PV) for Health Centers - Project Experience|PV for Health Centers- Experience from Ethiopia and Uganda]]
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*[[Solar Hybrid Systems|Solar Hybrid Systems]]  
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*[[PV-Diesel Hybrid Mini-Grid|PV-Diesel Hybrid Mini-Grid]]
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=== Policy Framework for Solar Energy ===
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*[[International Organisations dealing with Solar Energy|International Organisations Dealing with Solar Energy]]
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*[[Funding Mechanisms for Solar Energy|Funding Mechanisms for Solar Energy]]
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*[[Examples of Legal Texts and Regulations to Lift Import Duties for PV Products|Examples of Legal Texts and Regulations to Lift Import Duties for PV Products]]
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<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">&nbsp;</span><u>'''<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">Other Uses of Solar Energy</span>'''</u>  
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=== Monitoring & Evaluation of Solar Energy ===
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*[[Monitoring of Solar Home System (SHS)|Monitoring of Solar Home System (SHS)]]
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*[https://thesolarhub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Technical-Brief-on-Security-of-Solar-Modules-1.pdf Avoiding Theft and Vandalism of Solar Panels]
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*[[PicoPV Consumer Survey|PicoPV Consumer Surveys]]
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*[[Questionnaire on Sustainability of Rural Solar Home Systems (SHS) Electrification|Questionnaire on Sustainability of Rural Solar Home Systems (SHS) Electrification]]
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*[[Remote Monitoring|Remote Monitoring]]
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*[https://www.findevgateway.org/paygo-perform-kpis PAYGO Performance KPIs]
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*[[Solar Street Lights]]  
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*[[Solar Battery Charging Stations|Solar Battery Charging Stations]]  
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=== Impacts of Solar Energy ===
*[[Energy for Rural Health Centers|PV for Health Centers]]  
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*[[Impacts of PicoPV and Consumer Research|Impacts of PicoPV and Consumer Research]]
*[[PV for Health Centers - Project Experience|PV for Health Centers - Project Experience]]  
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*[[Recycling of Solar Products|Recycling of Solar Products]]
*[[PV Pumping|Solar Pumping]]
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*[[Economic Impact of Energy Access on Individuals and the Community|Economic Impact of Energy Access]]
*[[Solar Drying|Solar Drying]]
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*[[Impacts of Rural Electrification in Uganda 2011-2019|Impacts of Rural Electrification in Uganda 2011-2019]]
*[[Cooking with Sun|Cooking with Sun]]
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*[[International Organisations dealing with Solar Energy|International Organisations dealing with Solar Energy]]
 
*Advocacy for Solar Energy at national and local level
 
*[[Upscaling Projects|Upscaling Projects]]
 
*[[Funding Mechanisms for Solar Energy Measures|Funding Mechanisms for Solar Energy Measures]] (national budget, rural energy/electrification funds, donors, …)
 
  
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=== Solar Energy Resources ===
'''<u>PicoPV (Solar laterns)</u>'''
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*[[Solar Energy - Tools|Solar Energy - Relevant Tools]]
 
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*[http://globalsolaratlas.info/ Global Solar Atlas]
*[[PicoPV Policy: Issues and Options|PicoPV Policy: Issues and Options]]
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*[https://energydata.info/ Energydata.info] - open data platform providing access to datasets and data analytics
*[[The Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy|The Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy]]
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*[[Solar Energy in Mozambique - Publications|Solar Energy in Mozambique - Publications]]
 
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*[[Deploying PV Systems for Regional Development - Publications|Deploying PV Systems for Regional Development - Publications]]
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*[[Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Database|Concentrating Solar Power Database]]
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*[[Training Materials - Off Grid Systems|Training Materials]]
<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">&nbsp;'''<u>Solar Home Systems</u>'''</span>
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*[[Renewable Energy Project Resource Center|RE Project Resource Center]]
 
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*[[Portal:Countries|Solar Energy in Specific Countries]]
*[[SHS Costs|SHS Costs]]
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*[[Toolbox on SPIS|Toolbox on Solar Powered Irrigation Systems]]
*[[Financing Models for SHS|Financing Models for SHS]]  
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*[[Solar Pumping Toolkit - The Global Solar & Water Initiative|Solar Pumping Toolkit (Oxfam)]]
*[http://energypedia.info/index.php/Subsidies#Subsidies_for_Solar_Home_System_Promotion Grants and Subsidies for SHS]
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*[https://www.gogla.org/end-user-subsidies-resource-center End User Subsidies Resource Center]
*[[Business Set-Up|Business Set-Up]]
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*[[Solar External Links|External Links]]
*[[Business Operation Models|Business Operation Models]]
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*[[Quality Management|Quality Management]]
 
*[[Market for SHS|Market for SHS]]
 
 
 
<u>'''&nbsp;PicoPV (Solar lanterns)'''</u>
 
 
 
*[[PicoPV Costs|PicoPV Costs]]  
 
*[[PicoPV Diffusion|PicoPV Diffusion]]
 
*[[Market for PicoPV|Market for PicoPV]]
 
 
 
<br><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">&nbsp;</span>'''<u><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">Solar Hybrid Systems</span><br></u>'''
 
 
 
*[[Operator models for solar hybrid systems|Operator Models]]
 
*[[Costs and Tariff Setting|Costs and Tariff Setting]]
 
*[[Metering and billing systems|Metering and Billing Systems]] (metering, flat-rate / limiters, pre-payment)
 
 
 
<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">&nbsp;<u>'''General'''</u></span>
 
 
 
*[[Import of Energy Products|Import&nbsp;of Solar Energy Products]]  
 
*[[Promotion of commercial products|Promotion of Commercial Products]]
 
*[[Use of MFI for renewable energy technolgies|Involvment of MFIs for RE Technologies]]
 
 
 
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*[[Monitoring of SHS|Monitoring and Evaluation of Solar PV]] (socio-economic studies, baseline studies, …)  
 
*[[Productive Use of Solar PV|Productive Use of Solar PV]]  
 
*[[Integration of gender issues|Integration of Gender Issues]]  
 
*[[Consumer Awareness and Communication regarding SHS|Consumer Awareness and Communication regarding SHS]]  
 
*[[Disposal and Recycling of Batteries and other Solar Energy Components|Disposal and Recycling of Batteries and other Solar Energy Components]]
 
 
 
<u>'''PicoPV (Solar lanterns)'''</u>
 
 
 
*[[PicoPV Field Tests|Field Tests]]&nbsp;
 
*[[Recycling of PicoPV Systems|Recycling]]
 
 
 
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*[[Carbon Markets for PV Systems|Carbon&nbsp;Markets for PV Systems]]  
 
*[[Climate proofing of projects|Climate Proofing of Projects]]
 
*[[SHS and Climate Protection|SHS and Climate Protection]]
 
 
 
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*[[SolarFaQ|... on Solar Energy]]
 
 
 
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*[[Solar further articles|Further Articles]]  
 
*[[Solar Manuals|Manuals and Literature]]
 
*[[Solar Project archive|Project Archive]]  
 
*[[Tender documents SHS|Tender Documents SHS]]
 
 
 
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*[http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTRENENERGYTK/Resources/5138246-1237906527727/5950705-1239304688925/Electricity0Co1J10Mendoza10C10Torra.pdf Electricity Costs of PV Hybrid vs. Diesel in Microgrid for Village Power (pdf, 235 kB)]
 
*[http://www.polarpowerinc.com/info/operation20/operation20.htm Polar Power Inc. (Description of different&nbsp;PV Systems)]
 
*[http://pvcdrom.pveducation.org/ PVCDROM (Educational web site about photovoltaics)]
 
*[http://go.worldbank.org/Y20OGSRGH0 RE Toolkit (The World Bank)]
 
*[http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/The_Solar_Cooking_Archive_Wiki Solar Cooking Wiki]
 
*[http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvgis/apps/radmonth.php?lang=en&map=africa Solar Irradiation Data (Africa, Mediterranean)]
 
*[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solare_Meerwasserentsalzungsanlage Solar Desalination (german Wikipedia)]
 
 
 
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