RenewableS 2013 GlObal STaTUS RePORT - REN21
RenewableS 2013 GlObal STaTUS RePORT - REN21
RenewableS 2013 GlObal STaTUS RePORT - REN21
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS<br />
BIPV<br />
BNEF<br />
BOS<br />
BRICS<br />
CDM<br />
CHP<br />
CO 2<br />
CPV<br />
CSP<br />
DSM<br />
ECOWAS<br />
ECREEE<br />
Building-integrated solar photovoltaics<br />
Bloomberg New Energy Finance<br />
Balance of system<br />
Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa<br />
Clean Development Mechanism<br />
Combined heat and power<br />
Carbon dioxide<br />
Concentrating solar photovoltaic<br />
Concentrating solar (thermal) power<br />
Demand-side management<br />
Economic Community of West African States<br />
Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency<br />
EEG German Renewable Energy Sources Act –<br />
“Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz“<br />
EMEC European Marine Energy Centre<br />
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency<br />
ESCO Energy service company<br />
EU European Union (specifically the EU-27)<br />
EV Electric vehicle<br />
FIT Feed-in tariff<br />
FUNAE Mozambican Energy Fund – “Fundo de Energia“<br />
GACC Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves<br />
GEF Global Environment Facility<br />
GFR Global Futures Report<br />
GHG Greenhouse gas<br />
GHP Ground-source heat pump<br />
GSR Renewables Global Status Report<br />
GW/GWh Gigawatt/gigawatt-hour<br />
GW th Gigawatt-thermal<br />
IEA<br />
IFC<br />
IPCC<br />
IRENA<br />
kW/kWh<br />
LED<br />
LCOE<br />
m 2<br />
MENA<br />
MFI<br />
MSW<br />
mtoe<br />
MW/MWh<br />
MW th<br />
NGO<br />
NREAP<br />
OECD<br />
PPP<br />
PTC<br />
PV<br />
RPS<br />
SHS<br />
SPS<br />
SWH<br />
TW/TWh<br />
UNIDO<br />
Wp<br />
WTO<br />
International Energy Agency<br />
International Finance Corporation<br />
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change<br />
International Renewable Energy Agency<br />
Kilowatt/kilowatt-hour<br />
Light-emitting diode<br />
Levelised Cost of Energy<br />
Square metre<br />
Middle East and North Africa<br />
Microfinance institution<br />
Municipal solid waste<br />
Million tonnes of oil equivalent<br />
Megawatt/megawatt-hour<br />
Megawatt-thermal<br />
Non-governmental organisation<br />
National Renewable Energy Action Plan<br />
Organisation for Economic Co-operation<br />
and Development<br />
Public-private partnership<br />
Production Tax Credit<br />
Photovoltaics<br />
Renewable portfolio standard<br />
Solar home system (PV)<br />
Solar pico system (PV)<br />
Solar water heater/heating<br />
Terawatt/terawatt-hour<br />
United Nations Industrial Development Organization<br />
Watt-peak (nominal power)<br />
World Trade Organization<br />
PHOTO CREDITS<br />
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Europe at night. World map and cloud textures<br />
courtesy of NASA. istockphoto<br />
CSP plant. Courtesy of BrightSource Energy<br />
CSP plant. © Geoeye / SPL / Cosmos<br />
Cornfields in Kansas, United States. Courtesy of NASA<br />
Advanced gasifier heat and power plant.<br />
Courtesy of Ralph Sims<br />
Palinpinon Geothermal Production Field.<br />
© Energy Development Corporation<br />
Hydropower dam. Shutterstock<br />
Alstom’s 1MW tidal stream device at EMEC site,<br />
Orkney, Scotland. © Alstom<br />
Rooftop solar PV. Courtesy of Emergent Energy<br />
Solar PV system, Shutterstock<br />
CSP Plant. Courtesy of Dii<br />
Offshore wind turbines. Courtesy of Vestas Wind Systems A/S<br />
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Wind turbines. Courtesy of NASA<br />
Solar PV Plant. Courtesy of SMA Solar Technology AG<br />
Wind turbines. Courtesy of Vestas Wind Systems A/S<br />
Rapeseed fields with electrical pylons. fotoalia<br />
Solar PV plant. © Geoeye / SPL / Cosmos<br />
Pylon and power lines. Shutterstock<br />
Electric vehicle at charging point.<br />
Courtesy of Fraunhofer IFF<br />
Copenhagen, Denmark. fotoVoyager, istockphoto<br />
Rooftop solar water heaters. istockphoto<br />
Solar district heating system. Courtesy of Ramboll<br />
One of the three atolls of Tokelau. Courtesy of NASA<br />
Off-grid solar PV. Courtesy of Sandra Chavez<br />
Improved cookstove. Courtesy of Sandra Chavez<br />
Hydropower reservoir. Courtesy of NASA<br />
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for the 21st Century<br />
<strong>REN21</strong> Secretariat<br />
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75441 Paris, France<br />
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