[HTML][HTML] High-resolution large-scale onshore wind energy assessments: A review of potential definitions, methodologies and future research needs

R McKenna, S Pfenninger, H Heinrichs, J Schmidt… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid uptake of renewable energy technologies in recent decades has increased the
demand of energy researchers, policymakers and energy planners for reliable data on the …

Sustainable pathways towards universal renewable electricity access in Africa

R Peters, J Berlekamp, C Kabiri, BA Kaplin… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Half of the African population currently lacks the minimum levels of electricity access defined
by the International Energy Agency. However, given the limited fossil fuel dependency and …

What global reanalysis best represents near‐surface winds?

J Ramon, L Lledó, V Torralba, A Soret… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Since global reanalysis datasets first appeared in the 1990s, they have become an essential
tool to understand the climate of the past. The wind power industry uses those products …

[HTML][HTML] Solar and wind energy potential under land-resource constrained conditions in the Group of Twenty (G20)

S Miyake, S Teske, J Rispler, M Feenstra - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Group of Twenty (G20) represents the world's largest economies, accounted for
86% of global final electricity demand and 87% of global energy-related CO 2 emissions in …

Geographical, technical, economic, and environmental potential for wind to hydrogen production in Algeria: GIS-based approach

D Messaoudi, N Settou, A Allouhi - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, wind resource availability was determined by analyzing the meteorological
wind energy potential at the hub height of wind turbines. The wind resource potential was …

Solar and wind energy potential assessment at provincial level in Nepal: Geospatial and economic analysis

D Neupane, S Kafle, KR Karki, DH Kim, P Pradhan - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Renewable energies, such as solar and wind energy, play a critical role in achieving rapid
decarbonization to limit global warming by replacing fossil energy. However, lack of …

GIS-assisted modeling of wind farm site selection based on support vector regression

M Asadi, K Pourhossein… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The optimal siting of wind farms is a multi-attribute problem, and different objectives and
constraints like economic, environmental, social, and technical should be taken into account …

Lighting the World: the first application of an open source, spatial electrification tool (OnSSET) on Sub-Saharan Africa

D Mentis, M Howells, H Rogner… - Environmental …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Agenda 2030,
which comprises a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) defined by 169 …

Spatial assessment of solar energy potential at global scale. A geographical approach

R Prăvălie, C Patriche, G Bandoc - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Solar energy is a key renewable source for decarbonization and the future sustainable
development of human society. However, the success of the worldwide governments in the …

The role of renewable energy sources and industry 4.0 focus for Africa: a review

K Ukoba, TJ Kunene, P Harmse, VT Lukong… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The fourth industrial revolution presents an upspring opportunity for the African continent to
adopt technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, internet-enabled industrial …