Solar PV for Iraq – Knowledge Compilation
The PV knowledge compilation provides different sorts of tools, reports, websites and materials to further dive into the topics for solar PV applications, legal frameworks and market developments in Iraq.
Interactive Tools
Energy Calculator for Iraq
Calculate the environmental and economic benefit of solar energy solutions in Iraq with the “Energy Solutions Cost-Benefit Calculator and Monitor”.
- Provider: UNDP and FMDV
- Type: Calculator
Global Atlas
Iraq has been integrated into IRENA’s Global Atlas in 2018. The atlas includes over 2000 renewable energy maps, covering solar, wind, bioenergy, geothermal and marine energy. It can be used from mapping energy potential to performing advanced renewable energy-site prospecting.
- Provider: International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
- Type: Interactive world map
Renewable Electricity Capacity and Generation Statistics
Download IRENA’s renewable electricity capacity and generation statistics for Iraq and other countries worldwide.
- Provider: International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
- Type: Excel Downloads
Energypedia
Energypedia is a wiki platform for knowledge exchange on renewable energy, energy access, and energy efficiency topics.
- Provider: energypedia UHG
- Type: Knowledge Base
Iraq’s Energy Market
Employment Potential and Sector Development
Market-based study for tapping employment potential and innovation-driven business sector development in the solar value chain and promoting business association structures in Iraq.
- Provider: Private Sector Development & Employment Promotion, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ GmbH, Baghdad Office
- Type: Study (pdf)
Iraq Solar Energy: From Dawn to Dusk
This paper analyses the country’s solar energy policy and addresses the barriers for developing renewable energy.
- Author: Harry H. Istepanian, July 2020
- Publisher: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Jordan & Iraq, 2020
- Type: Study (pdf)
Energy Profile Iraq
Overview of Iraq`s energy supply, consumption, capacity, legal framework, etc.
- Provider: International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Type: Factsheet (pdf)
- Reference: IEA 2022, Energy Profile Iraq, https://www.irena.org, License: CC BY 4.0
Solar Solutions Handbook
A handbook for local authorities on efficient energy solutions to reduce emissions and costs.
- Provider: FMDV, OTBConsult
- Type: Handbook (pdf)
- Reference: FMDV and OTBConsult 2022, Solar solutions handbook, https://fmdv.net
Iraq’s Energy Sector: A Roadmap to a Brighter Future
A report, covering actions and measures to tackle challenges in Iraq’s electricity sector. It also focusses on the country’s oil and gas sector.
- Provider: International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Type: Report (pdf)
- Reference: IEA 2019; Iraq’s Energy Sector: A Roadmap to a Brighter Future, https://www.iea.org, License: CC BY 4.0
Sustainable transformation of Iraq’s energy system
Development of a phase model to present a guiding vision to support the strategy development and steering of the energy transition process.
- Authors: Ersoy, Sibel Raquel; Terrapon-Pfaff, Julia
- Publisher: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Jordan & Iraq 2020
- Type: Study (pdf)
- Reference for this and further publications from Iraq in Arabic: https://jordan.fes.de/publications/publications-from-iraq/publications-from-iraq-arabic
Solar PV Market World Wide
Company Directory
ENF Solar is a directory with +55,000 solar companies and +80,000 products.
- Provider: ENF Solar
- Type: Database
Energy Efficiency
Energy Efficient Building Guideline for MENA Region
Information for planners, architects, builders, owners and eventual occupants how to save energy and money in the building sector.
- Provider: Energy Efficiency in the Construction Sector in the Mediterranean (MED-ENEC), November 2013,
- Type: Study (pdf)
- Reference: www.climamed.eu
Innovative energy efficiency instruments for the MENA region
This report consists of factsheets for ten policy instruments.
- Provider: Implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
- Type: Study (pdf)
- Reference: www.giz.de
Towards Sustainable Energy Efficiency in Iraq
This report discusses the current status of energy efficiency in the residential sector of Iraq including policies and regulatory setup.
- Author: Harry H. Istepanian August; 2020
- Publisher: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Jordan & Iraq
- Type: Study (pdf)
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