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Here you will find valuable information about renewable energy in Latin America.

Aquí encontrará valiosa información sobre el desarrollo de la energía renovable en Latinoamérica.

 

By Region-Country

Por Región-País

 

By Technology-Application

Por Tecnología-Aplicación

Central America / Centroamérica

México

Caribbean / Caribe

South America / Sudamérica

USA / Estados Unidos

Rest of The World / Resto del Mundo

Rural Development and Education/ Desarrollo Rural y Educación

Pumping Water / Bombeo de Agua

Hybrids Systems / Sistemas Híbridos

Technology Development / Desarrollo Tecnológico

Lighting / Iluminación

Protected Areas / Áreas Protegidas

Financing and Markets / Financiamiento y Mercados

Refrigeration and Ice Making / Refrigeración y Producción de Hielo

Solar Destillation / Destilación Solar

 

CENTRAL AMERICA / CENTROAMÉRICA (Top)

Energías Renovables en Nicaragua: Proyecto de Electrificación en Zonas Aisladas. Ley Debora, SNL; Martínez Herminia, Lara Elieneth, MEM Nicaragua; Foster Robert, Estada Luis Gómez Martín, NMSU. 2007. (1.12 MB)

Rural Honduran PV Ppwered Schools and Community Centers. Mazariegos Guillermo; Hanley Charles, Ley, Debora, SNL; Foster Robert, NMSU. 2006. (424 KB)

Nicaraguan Renewable Energy for Rural Zones Program Initiave Martínez Herminia,
Lara Elieneth, CNE-Nicaragua; Ley Debora, SNL; Foster Robert, Estrada Luis, NMSU. 2006. (548 KB)

Guatemalan Photovoltaic Project Development for Rural Uses. Ana Palma, Robert Foster. 2001. (2.3 MB)

Energía Fotovoltaica en la Educación a Distancia: Guía Técnica. Southwest Technology Development Institute. 2001. (10.5 MB)

Case Study: RE Impacts: Rural Energy Project in the Verapaces Region
Leontine Van Den Hooven. Fundación Solar, Guatemala. 2001 (2.4 MB)

MÉXICO (Top)

Field Testing of CdTe PV Modules in Mexico Sánchez-Juárez Áaron, Ortega José,
Rosas J. Cesar, CIE-UNAM; Gupta Vipin, SNL; Foster Robert, Gomez-Rocha Luis M, NMSU. 2006 (524 KB)

Azteca Solar, The Mexico Renewable Energy Program 1992-2005, (Draft) USDOE, USAID, SNL, NMSU. 2005 (28 MB)

Ten years of solar distillation application along the U.S.-Mexico border Sharon Eby, EPSEA; William Amos, SOLAQUA; Robert Foster, NMSU. 2005 (157 KB)

Prueba de campo en el estado de Morelos de módulos fotovoltaicos de CdTe. Vipin Gupta, SNL; A. Sánchez-Juárez, J. Ortega Cruz, J.C. Rosas CIE-UNAM; Robert Foster, Martin Gomez NMSU. 2005 (288 KB)

Five-Year Reliability Assessment of SoListo PV Home Lighting Systems in Chihuahua, Mexico Robert Foster, Luis Estrada, Alma Cota. 2004 (537 KB)

Ten-Year Reliability Assessment of Photovoltaic Water Pumping Systems in Mexico. Alma Cota, Robert Foster, Martin Gomez, Michael Ross, Charles Hanley, Vipin Gupta, Octavio Montufar, Arturo Romero. 2004 (388 KB)

Utilizing Photovoltaics to Support Distance Education in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico Robert Foster, Luis Estrada, Lilly Ojinaga, Jorge Colmenero, Michael Ross 2003 (455 KB)

Renewable Energy for Protected Areas of the Yucatan Peninsula. Arturo Romero, Robert Foster, Charles Hanley, Michael Ross, 2003 (330 KB)

Technical Support for the Chihuaha Telesecundaria, Rural Schools PV Electrification Program. R. Foster, L. Estrada, L. Ojinaga, J. Colmenero, M. Ross, 2003 (225 KB)

Siembra de Hortalizas Orgánicas con Sistema de Bombeo Solar. Estudio de Caso.
L. Van Den Hooven, M. Gonzáles. 2002. (2.4 MB)

Refrigeradores Fotovoltaicos de uso directo en México Robert Foster, Luis Estrada, Lilly Ojinaga, José L. Esparza, Arturo Romero, 2002. (132 KB)

Performance and Reliability of a PV Hybrid Ice-Making System. Robert Foster, Luis Estrada, Martín Romero, Sorn Stoll, Michael Ross, Charles Hanley. 2001. (812 kB)

Behavior of Salts Precipitation in a Single-Basin Solar Still. Armendaris, Porta, Bautista, Alonso, Foster, Koutsoukos. 2001. (538 kB)

Experiencias en el Uso de Destiladores Solares en San Luis Potosí y Chihuahua. L. Ojinaga. R. Foster. 2001. (244 kB)

Mainstreaming Renewable Energy Technologies into Mexico's Agricultural Sector: Reflections on the FIRCO/Sandia Pilot Project, 1994-2000 (223 KB)

Energía Fotovoltaica en la Educación a Distancia A technical manual for Distance Education written by the Southwest Technology Development Institute with help from Sandia National Laboratories and Winrock International, August, 2001. In Spanish (6.2 MB)

Costa de Cocos Wind-Diesel Hybrid System Results of Three Years of Monitoring International Solar Energy Society Milliennium Solar Forum 2000 ProceedingsMexico City, Mexico, September 17-22, 2000.(205 KB)

Performance MonitoringFirst-Year Performance of the Chorreras PV-Hybrid Ice-Making System in Chihuahua, Mexico International Solar Energy Society Milliennium Solar Forum 2000 ProceedingsMexico City, Mexico, September 17-22, 2000.(1.11 MB)

Developing Sustainable Renewable Energy Markets in Mexico: Results and Future Challenges International Solar Energy Society Milliennium Solar Forum 2000 ProceedingsMexico City, Mexico, September 17-22, 2000.(451 KB)

Programa de Financiamiento para Energia Renovable en Chihuahua, Mexico International Solar Energy Society Milliennium Solar Forum 2000 ProceedingsMexico City, Mexico, September 17-22, 2000.(342 KB)

Bombeo Fotovoltaico de Agua: Una Guía Para la Implementación de Proyectos.
Southwest Technology Development Institute. 2000.
Vol 1: Libro de Consulta (3.8 MB) | Vol 2: Libro de Trabajo (419 kB)

Lessons Learned from the Xcalak Village Hybrid System:
A Seven Year Retrospective
International Solar Energy Society 1999 Solar World Conference ProceedingsIsrael Ministry of Science, Jerusalem, Israel, July 4-9, 1999.(456 KB)

Photovoltaics in Mexico: A Model for Increasing the Use of Renewable Energy Systems Advances in Solar Energy: An Annual Review of Research and Development, Volume 13, American Solar Energy Association, Boulder, Colorado, 1999 (808 KB)

Mexican Renewable Energy Development: Creating New Markets
Sustainable Applications for Tropical Island States (SATIS) Proceedings Caribbean Solar Energy Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 25-27, 1999.(136 KB)

Photovoltaic Market Development and Barriers in Mexico Robert E. Foster, Thesis for the Degree of Master Business Administration. 1998. (6.5 MB)

The USAID Mexico Renewable Energy Program: Building Foundations for Growing Markets American Solar Energy Society 1998 Annual Conference proceedings Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 14-17,1998.(44.0 KB)

Willingness to Pay for Solar Photovoltaic Energy Lighting Systems: The Case of Rural Chihuahua American Solar Energy Society 1998 Annual Conference proceedings Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 14-17, 1998.(37.4 KB)

Solar Systems for Use in Agriculture With a Case Study: Livestock Water and Drip Irrigation 3rd International Symposium on Fertilization & Irrigation proceedings León, Guanajuato, July 17, 1998.(565 KB)

Guía del Mercado en la Aplicación de la Energía Renovable en México. KPMG. 1998. (Abre en una ventana nueva)

Life-cycle cost analysis for Photovoltaic water pumping systems in Mexico. Robert Foster, Charles Hanley, 2nd World Conference on PV energy (275KB)

CARIBBEAN / CARIBE (Top)

SOUTH AMERICA / SUDAMÉRICA (Top)

USA / ESTADOS UNIDOS

Distributed Wind Market Applications Technical Report NREL/TP/500-39851; T. Forsyth and I. Baring-Gould National Renewable Energy Laboratory. 2007. (2.22 MB)

Light Emitting Diodes for photovoltaic off-grid homes DOE- SNL; Robert Foster, Martin Gomez NMSU. 2006. (268 KB)

Photovoltaic Direct Drive Refrigerator with Ice Storage: Preliminary Results. Robert Foster, Luis Estrada, David Bergeron. 2001. (328 kB)

New Applications for Photovoltaics. R. Foster, A. Rosenthal. 2001. (22 kB)

Southwest Region Solar Experiment Station Support for Photovoltaics. A. Rosenthal, R. Foster. 2001. (18 kB)

Código Electrico Nacional (NEC): Manual de Prácticas Recomedadas Para Sistemas Fotovoltaicos. John Wiles. 1996. (1.9 MB)

National Electric Code (NEC): Recomended Practices for Photovoltaic Systems. John Wiles. 1996. (644 kB)

Solar Destillation Providing Potable Water for Border Colonias. Foster, et al. 2002. (657 kB)

Photovoltaic Direct-Drive, Battery-Free Solar Refrigerator Field Test Results. Ewert, Bergeron, Foster, Estrada, LaFleur. 2002. (451 kB)

REST OF THE WORLD / RESTO DEL MUNDO (Top)

Japan photovoltaics market overview DOE- SNL; Robert Foster, NMSU. 2005. (2.23 MB)

Two decades of PV lessons learned in Latin America Alma Cota, UACJ; Robert Foster, NMSU. 2005. (288 KB)

Energía Solar Fotovoltaica para la Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural Sostenibles. B. Van Campen, D. Guidi, G. Best. FAO 2000. (417 kB)

Wind Hybrid Systems Technology Characterization. Nelson, Foster, Clark, Raubenheimer. 2002. (706 kB)

Direct Drive PV Refrigerators For Latin America and Technology Feasibility Assesment for Milk Tank Cooling. Robert E. Foster, Luis Estrada 2002. NASA Report front sheet (158 KB) Nasa Report document (2.10 MB)

 

RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION / DESARROLLO RURAL Y EDUCACIÓN (Top)

Energías Renovables en Nicaragua: Proyecto de Electrificación en Zonas Aisladas. Ley Debora, SNL; Martínez Herminia, Lara Elieneth, MEM Nicaragua; Foster Robert, Estada Luis Gómez Martín, NMSU. 2006. (1.12 MB)

Rural Honduran PV Ppwered Schools and Community Centers. Mazariegos Guillermo; Hanley Charles, Ley Debora, SNL; Foster Robert, NMSU. 2006. (424 KB)

Nicaraguan Renewable Energy for Rural Zones Program Initiave Martínez Herminia,
Lara Elieneth, CNE-Nicaragua; Ley Debora, SNL; Foster Robert, Estrada Luis, NMSU. 2006. (548 KB)

Two decades of PV lessons learned in Latin America Alma Cota, UACJ; Robert Foster, NMSU. 2005. (288 KB)

Guatemalan Photovoltaic Project Development for Rural Uses. Ana Palma, Robert Foster. 2001. (2.3 MB)

Case Study: RE Impacts: Rural Energy Project in the Verapaces Region
Leontine Van Den Hooven. Fundación Solar, Guatemala. 2001 (2.4 MB)

Energía Solar Fotovoltaica para la Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural Sostenibles. B. Van Campen, D. Guidi, G. Best. FAO 2000. (417 kB)

Energía Fotovoltaica en la Educación a Distancia: Guía Técnica. Southwest Technology Development Institute. 2001. (10.5 MB)

Utilizing Photovoltaics to Support Distance Education in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico Robert Foster, Luis Estrada, Lilly Ojinaga, Jorge Colmenero, Michael Ross 2003 (455 KB)

Technical Support for the Chihuaha Telesecundaria, Rural Schools PV Electrification Program. R. Foster, L. Estrada, L. Ojinaga, J. Colmenero, M. Ross, 2003 (225 KB)

Energía Fotovoltaica en la Educación a Distancia A technical manual for Distance Education written by the Southwest Technology Development Institute with help from Sandia National Laboratories and Winrock International, August, 2001. In Spanish (6.2 MB)

PUMPING WATER / BOMBEO DE AGUA (Top)

Ten-Year Reliability Assessment of Photovoltaic Water Pumping Systems in Mexico. Alma Cota, Robert Foster, Martin Gomez, Michael Ross, Charles Hanley, Vipin Gupta, Octavio Montufar, Arturo Romero. 2004 (388 KB)

Solar Systems for Use in Agriculture With a Case Study: Livestock Water and Drip Irrigation 3rd International Symposium on Fertilization & Irrigation proceedings León, Guanajuato, July 17, 1998.(565 KB)

Life-cycle cost analysis for Photovoltaic water pumping systems in Mexico. Robert Foster, Charles Hanley, 2nd World Conference on PV energy (275KB)

Siembra de Hortalizas Orgánicas con Sistema de Bombeo Solar. Estudio de Caso.
L. Van Den Hooven, M. Gonzáles. 2002. (2.4 MB)

Bombeo Fotovoltaico de Agua: Una Guía Para la Implementación de Proyectos.
Southwest Technology Development Institute. 2000.
Vol 1: Libro de Consulta (3.8 MB) | Vol 2: Libro de Trabajo (419 kB)

Life-cycle cost analysis for Photovoltaic water pumping systems in Mexico. Robert Foster, Charles Hanley, 2nd World Conference on PV energy (275KB)

HYBRID SYSTEMS / SISTEMAS HÍBRIDOS (Top)

Costa de Cocos Wind-Diesel Hybrid System Results of Three Years of Monitoring International Solar Energy Society Milliennium Solar Forum 2000 ProceedingsMexico City, Mexico, September 17-22, 2000.(205 KB)

Performance MonitoringFirst-Year Performance of the Chorreras PV-Hybrid Ice-Making System in Chihuahua, Mexico International Solar Energy Society Milliennium Solar Forum 2000 ProceedingsMexico City, Mexico, September 17-22, 2000.(1.11 MB)

Lessons Learned from the Xcalak Village Hybrid System:
A Seven Year Retrospective
International Solar Energy Society 1999 Solar World Conference ProceedingsIsrael Ministry of Science, Jerusalem, Israel, July 4-9, 1999.(456 KB)

Wind Hybrid Systems Technology Characterization. Nelson, Foster, Clark, Raubenheimer. 2002. (706 kB)

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT / DESARROLLO TECNOLÓGICO (Top)

Field Testing of CdTe PV Modules in Mexico Sánchez-Juárez Áaron, Ortega José,
Rosas J. Cesar, CIE-UNAM; Gupta Vipin, SNL; Foster Robert, Gomez-Rocha Luis M, NMSU. 2006 (524 KB)

Prueba de campo en el estado de Morelos de módulos fotovoltaicos de CdTe. Vipin Gupta, SNL; A. Sánchez-Juárez, J. Ortega Cruz, J.C. Rosas CIE-UNAM; Robert Foster, Martin Gomez NMSU. 2005 (288 KB)

Japan photovoltaics market overview DOE- SNL; Robert Foster, NMSU. 2005. (2.23 MB)

New Applications for Photovoltaics. R. Foster, A. Rosenthal. 2001. (22 kB)

Southwest Region Solar Experiment Station Support for Photovoltaics. A. Rosenthal, R. Foster. 2001. (18 kB)

Código Electrico Nacional (NEC): Manual de Prácticas Recomedadas Para Sistemas Fotovoltaicos. John Wiles. 1996. (1.9 MB)

National Electric Code (NEC): Recomended Practices for Photovoltaic Systems. John Wiles. 1996. (644 kB)

LIGHTING / ILUMINACiÓN (Top)

Light Emitting Diodes for photovoltaic off-grid homes DOE- SNL; Robert Foster, Martin Gomez NMSU. 2006. (268 KB)

Willingness to Pay for Solar Photovoltaic Energy Lighting Systems: The Case of Rural Chihuahua American Solar Energy Society 1998 Annual Conference proceedings Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 14-17, 1998.(37.4 KB)

PROTECTED AREAS / ÁREAS PROTEGIDAS(Top)

Renewable Energy for Protected Areas of the Yucatan Peninsula. Arturo Romero, Robert Foster, Charles Hanley, Michael Ross, 2003 (330 KB)

FINANCING AND MARKETS / FINANCIAMIENTO Y MERCADOS(Top)

Distributed Wind Market Applications Technical Report NREL/TP/500-39851; T. Forsyth and I. Baring-Gould National Renewable Energy Laboratory. 2007. (2.22 MB)

Mainstreaming Renewable Energy Technologies into Mexico's Agricultural Sector: Reflections on the FIRCO/Sandia Pilot Project, 1994-2000 (223 KB)

Developing Sustainable Renewable Energy Markets in Mexico: Results and Future Challenges International Solar Energy Society Milliennium Solar Forum 2000 ProceedingsMexico City, Mexico, September 17-22, 2000.(451 KB)

Programa de Financiamiento para Energia Renovable en Chihuahua, Mexico International Solar Energy Society Milliennium Solar Forum 2000 ProceedingsMexico City, Mexico, September 17-22, 2000.(342 KB)

Photovoltaics in Mexico: A Model for Increasing the Use of Renewable Energy Systems Advances in Solar Energy: An Annual Review of Research and Development, Volume 13, American Solar Energy Association, Boulder, Colorado, 1999 (808 KB)

Mexican Renewable Energy Development: Creating New Markets
Sustainable Applications for Tropical Island States (SATIS) Proceedings Caribbean Solar Energy Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 25-27, 1999.(136 KB)

Photovoltaic Market Development and Barriers in Mexico Robert E. Foster, Thesis for the Degree of Master Business Administration. 1998. (6.5 MB)

The USAID Mexico Renewable Energy Program: Building Foundations for Growing Markets American Solar Energy Society 1998 Annual Conference proceedings Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 14-17,1998.(44.0 KB)

Willingness to Pay for Solar Photovoltaic Energy Lighting Systems: The Case of Rural Chihuahua American Solar Energy Society 1998 Annual Conference proceedings Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 14-17, 1998.(37.4 KB)

Guía del Mercado en la Aplicación de la Energía Renovable en México. KPMG. 1998. (Abre en una ventana nueva)

Extendiendo el Uso de la Generacón Eléctrica Usando Tecnologías Energéticas Solares en Las Américas. R. Foster, G. Cisneros. C. Hanley. 1992. (103 kB)

Extendiendo el Uso de la Generación Eléctrica Usando Tecnologías Energéticas Solares en Las Américas. R. Foster. R. Pate. 1992. (54 kB)

REFRIGERATION AND ICE MAKING / REFIGERACIÓN Y PRODUCCIÓN DE HIELO(Top)

Refrigeradores Fotovoltaicos de uso directo en México Robert Foster, Luis Estrada, Lilly Ojinaga, José L. Esparza, Arturo Romero, 2002. (132 KB)

Performance and Reliability of a PV Hybrid Ice-Making System. Robert Foster, Luis Estrada, Martín Romero, Sorn Stoll, Michael Ross, Charles Hanley. 2001. (812 kB)

Performance MonitoringFirst-Year Performance of the Chorreras PV-Hybrid Ice-Making System in Chihuahua, Mexico International Solar Energy Society Milliennium Solar Forum 2000 ProceedingsMexico City, Mexico, September 17-22, 2000.(1.11 MB)

Photovoltaic Direct Drive Refrigerator with Ice Storage: Preliminary Results. Robert Foster, Luis Estrada, David Bergeron. 2001. (328 kB)

Photovoltaic Direct-Drive, Battery-Free Solar Refrigerator Field Test Results. Ewert, Bergeron, Foster, Estrada,LaFleur. 2002. (451 kB)

Direct Drive PV Refrigerators For Latin America and Technology Feasibility Assesment for Milk Tank Cooling. Robert E. Foster, Luis Estrada 2002. NASA Report front sheet (158 KB) Nasa Report document (2.10 MB)

SOLAR DESTILLATION / DESTILACIÓN SOLAR (Top)

Ten years of solar distillation application along the U.S.-Mexico border Sharon Eby, EPSEA; William Amos, SOLAQUA; Robert Foster, NMSU. 2005 (157 KB)

Behavior of Salts Precipitation in a Single-Basin Solar Still. Armendaris, Porta, Bautista, Alonso, Foster, Koutsoukos. 2001. (538 kB)

Experiencias en el Uso de Destiladores Solares en San Luis Potosí y Chihuahua. L. Ojinaga. R. Foster. 2001. (244 kB)

Solar Destillation Providing Potable Water for Border Colonias. Foster, et al. 2002. (657 kB)

 

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