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Map Your Energy, Tweet and Win!

16/09/2015 TeamIRENA 6 Comments

Show your Twitter chops, learn more about renewable energy potentials worldwide, AND enter to win a Crosskase solar charging backpack with just one Tweet!

Between now and 30 September, download IRENA’s Global Atlas pocket – a free mobile tool that can show you the renewable energy potential for any location in the world – and complete the following steps to enter:

Open the app and select a location
Add a layer of the renewable energy technology of your choice
Share the map on Twitter
Hashtag your country or region, the energy source, and add to the existing text in the share window. Make sure to include the #GlobalAtlas hashtag and @IRENA in your entry.
Tweet it!

10 winners will be chosen from the participants, plus one winner for the Tweet with the most re-Tweets.

Here are a few examples:

Mapping renewable energy potential around the world through @IRENA’s #GlobalAtlas #solar #Mali

Mapping renewable energy potential around the world through @IRENA’s #GlobalAtlas #wind #Japan

The Global Atlas pocket is now available on all platforms including BlackBerry® 10, iOS, Android™ and Windows Phone®. Download the Global Atlas pocket for free:

Windows Phone
Blackberry World
Apple iTunes
Google play

The Global Atlas pocket app combines 1,000 maps from 67 governments and 50 data centres to provide reliable information on renewable energy resources, from major cities, to isolated islands, to remote deserts. It transforms your mobile device into a prospector for renewable energy. To learn how to use the app, watch the tutorial:

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New IRENA App Turns Mobile Devices Into Renewable Energy Prospectors

16/06/2015 TeamIRENA 16 Comments

Have you ever wondered what the renewable energy potential was for a region or specific location?

Today, IRENA is launching a new mobile app that can transform your mobile device into a prospector for renewable energy. The Global Atlas pocket brings reliable data on global renewable energy potential to anyone with a smart phone, for free. It’s the most advanced tool of its kind, combining 1,000 maps from 67 governments and 50 data centres to provide reliable information on renewable energy resources anywhere in the world, from major cities, to isolated islands, to remote deserts.

It allows user to screen renewable energy project sites before making investment decision, create content on clean energy potentials in areas of interest and access images of growth areas for renewable energy infrastructure opportunities. It also comes with a powerful combination of search functionalities including geolocation services, personalized search categories, map views and sharing capabilities.

See a quick tutorial:

The Global Atlas pocket is the mobile version of the online Global Atlas portal, which aims to provide access to the necessary datasets, expertise and financial support to help countries evaluate their national renewable energy potential.

The Global Atlas pocket is now available on all platforms including BlackBerry® 10, iOS, Android™ and Windows Phone®.

Download the Global Atlas pocket for free:

Windows Phone
Blackberry World
Apple iTunes
Google play

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IRENA Launches New Tool to Help Develop Renewable Energy Projects

22/04/2015 TeamIRENA Leave a comment

A comprehensive platform to facilitate the effective development of renewable energy projects worldwide is now available online. The Project Navigator tool, launched today by IRENA, provides project developers with the knowledge, tools, case studies and best practices needed to support the successful completion of their projects.

Many promising renewable energy project ideas are not implemented due to a lack of knowledge or expertise on how to move them forward. Successful projects are characterised by robust technology data, strong project proposals, and the inclusion of financing instruments and information for investment analysis. The Project Navigator aims to increase the percentage of successful renewable energy project proposals worldwide.

“This new tool makes it easier for project developers to initiate, develop, fund and complete renewable energy projects around the globe. It helps them overcome the barriers inherent in starting projects and, in doing so, facilitates the deployment of more renewable energy worldwide.” – IRENA Director-General Adnan Z. Amin.

The Project Navigator walks developers through the project development process from initial idea to successful implementation, helping to create a comprehensive and bankable project proposal. The financial navigator section also allows users to search for funding by renewable energy type and region, drawing from a database of funds available for project financing.

“This is a perfect tool to help developers who have a strong idea for a renewable energy project, but limited knowledge of project finance. Finance is one of the major hurdles that must be cleared to create a successful project. The Navigator’s rich database of technical information can help developers overcome this hurdle.” – Roland Roesch, IRENA Senior Programme Officer and Project Navigator lead

Entrepreneurs, urban planners and researchers will benefit from the gathered information and resources on Project Navigator.

Register and access the Project Navigator: www.irena.org/navigator

To register for an upcoming webinar on how to use the Project Navigator, please click here.