The Sun Rises on the Solar Sector

Ahmad, Reyaz A.

collection.link.181	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/9412
collection.name.181	IFC SmartLessons
dc.contributor.author	Ahmad, Reyaz A.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-13T12:02:34Z
dc.date.available	2012-08-13T12:02:34Z
dc.date.issued	2009-05
dc.date.lastModified	2021-04-23T14:02:51Z
dc.description.abstract	Energy from the sun is abundant and free. Solar energy is in essence electromagnetic radiation emitted from the sun. Earth's climate, hydrologic systems, and ecosystems all derive from the sun. Other forms of renewable power such as wind, wave, biomass, and hydro are an indirect function of solar radiation.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/05/10774466/sun-rises-solar-sector
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10553
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	IFC Smart Lessons Brief
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	APPROACH
dc.subject	AVAILABILITY
dc.subject	BATTERIES
dc.subject	BIOMASS
dc.subject	BUSINESSES
dc.subject	CARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	COAL
dc.subject	COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	CONVENTIONAL ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	CONVENTIONAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subject	COST OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	CRYSTALLINE SILICON
dc.subject	DIESEL
dc.subject	DIESEL GENERATOR
dc.subject	ELECTRIC ENERGY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY TARIFF
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
dc.subject	EMISSION
dc.subject	ENERGY PROJECT
dc.subject	ENERGY REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject	ENERGY RESOURCE
dc.subject	ENERGY SOURCE
dc.subject	ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subject	FOSSIL
dc.subject	FOSSIL FUEL
dc.subject	FOSSIL FUEL PRICES
dc.subject	FUEL
dc.subject	FUEL COST
dc.subject	FUEL SOURCES
dc.subject	GAS
dc.subject	GENERATION
dc.subject	GOAL
dc.subject	GRID MARKETS
dc.subject	INSTALLATION
dc.subject	INSTALLATIONS
dc.subject	KILOWATT HOUR
dc.subject	MANUFACTURING
dc.subject	NEW MARKETS
dc.subject	NEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	NONRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subject	OIL
dc.subject	PEAK ELECTRICITY DEMAND
dc.subject	POWER PLANTS
dc.subject	POWER SYSTEM
dc.subject	RANGE
dc.subject	RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLUTION
dc.subject	RENEWABLE POWER
dc.subject	RENEWABLE SOURCES
dc.subject	RESULT
dc.subject	SEMICONDUCTOR
dc.subject	SOLAR
dc.subject	SOLAR CELLS
dc.subject	SOLAR COMPANIES
dc.subject	SOLAR COMPANY
dc.subject	SOLAR ENERGY
dc.subject	SOLAR FARM
dc.subject	SOLAR FARMS
dc.subject	SOLAR INDUSTRY
dc.subject	SOLAR INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	SOLAR MARKET
dc.subject	SOLAR MARKETS
dc.subject	SOLAR MODULE
dc.subject	SOLAR MODULES
dc.subject	SOLAR PANEL
dc.subject	SOLAR PANELS
dc.subject	SOLAR POWER
dc.subject	SOLAR PROJECTS
dc.subject	SOLAR RADIATION
dc.subject	SUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subject	SUPPLY CHAINS
dc.subject	TARIFF STRUCTURES
dc.subject	TAX CREDITS
dc.subject	UTILITIES
dc.subject	WIND
dc.subject	WIND ENERGY
dc.title	The Sun Rises on the Solar Sector	en
okr.date.disclosure	2012-01-17
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/05/10774466/sun-rises-solar-sector
okr.globalpractice	Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice	Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice	Water
okr.globalpractice	Trade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpractice	Energy and Extractives
okr.googlescholar.linkpresent	yes
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000333037_20090703002425
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	10774466
okr.identifier.report	49253
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2009/07/03/000333037_20090703002425/Rendered/PDF/492530BRI0Smar1GM0Reyaz0Ahmad0Solar.pdf	en
okr.topic	Transport :: Airports and Air Services
okr.topic	Energy :: Renewable Energy
okr.topic	Private Sector Development :: E-Business
okr.topic	Water Resources :: Water and Industry
okr.topic	Energy :: Energy Production and Transportation
okr.unit	Global Transaction Group (CGMGT)
okr.volume	1 of 1

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