For all its evident benefits, China’s “gift” of cheap solar panels imposed costs as well. Most critics of China have focused on the global distribution of manufacturing jobs created by the growth of the solar industry. An even more significant impact, though, has been overlooked: a change...

Solar loans are increasingly used to promote residential solar photovoltaic expansion. However, a critical problem with financing residential solar energy is the high default rate. This paper studies the psychological effects of sunshine on borrowers’ repayment behaviors. Using administrative...

This article discusses the design, structure and risk assessment of a pre-securitization financing facility for industrial and commercial rooftop solar projects in India. Such a facility will aggregate Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) and syndicate loans, thereby serving as an investment vehicle...

This paper describes and analyses the historical development and current status of the solar energy markets in Kenya and Tanzania. It examines the development of both markets since their beginnings in the 1970s, their current size and structure and it presents forecasts for their future...

This paper presents a comprehensive evaluation model for appraising an investment in a solar photovoltaic plant which encompasses both operational and financial management. We illustrate the intricate network of logical relations among technical (estimated) variables and financial (decision)...

The paper analyzes the interactions between trade and renewable energy policies based on the EU-China solar panel dispute which is the most significant antidumping (AD) complaint in Europe. We build a price competition duopoly model with differentiated products and intra-industry trade in...

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...

This solar modeling report gives an overview on the results achieved by modeling the solar radiation based on satellite data in phase one of the solar resource mapping project for Pakistan. The project consists of three phases where within phase one capacity building is conducted, a site...

This interim solar modelling report provides an overview of the results achieved by modelling the solar radiation based on satellite data and numerical weather prediction models (NWPM) in phase one of the solar resources mapping project for Tanzania. The project comprises three phases. The first...