Looking at the map above europe is not the obvious candidate to be the world leader in solar pv electricity generation.
Solar power potential map europe.
Download free maps of ghi dni and pv power potential for various countries continents and regions.
The largest collection of free solar radiation maps.
Yet the eu as a whole produces more electricity from solar power than anywhere else at 94 570 mw in 2015.
In addition the interactive on line photovoltaic geographical information system pvgis developed by the commission s in house.
Full time series of hourly values of both solar radiation and pv performance.
Typical meteorological year data for nine climatic variables.
One advantage that csp has is the ability to add thermal storage and provide power up to 24 hours a day.
Solar power the production of electricity from solar energy is performed either directly through photovoltaics or indirectly using concentrated solar power csp.
The map above shows global solar energy potential of the various regions around the world including.
Solar radiation and temperature as monthly averages or daily profiles.
Gemasolar in spain was the first to provide 24 hour power.
It is provided by the world bank group as a free service to governments developers and the general public and allows users to quickly obtain data and carry out a simple electricity output calculation for any location covered by the solar resource database.
Solar resource maps and gis data for 200 countries solargis.
There is considerable academic and commercial interest.
Maps by country or region of solar resource and pv potential ready to print.