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by Mariyana Yaneva
Solar park in Spain. Author: Som Energia Cooperativa. License: Creative Commons. Attribution 2.0 Generic
Moroccan institute for solar and new energies research IRESEN announced on Monday it secured funding to the tune of MAD 14 million (USD 1.4m/ EUR 1.3m) to a group of universities to produce a modern map of the photovoltaic potential of the country.
The project will be lead by the science department Semlalia of the University Cadi Ayyad of Marrakech, in partnership with 20 other higher-education institutions in 20 different Moroccan cities and the Resing company.
The group will study the actual performance of three photovoltaic technologies – monocrystalline, polycrystalline and amorphous. Installations of 2 kWp each, containing the three different PV panel technologies, have already been installed on campus in the 20 schools that participate in the project.
According to IRESEN news release, the maps will help developers and investors to choose the best-performing technology and assure the profitability of their projects.
Later on, the maps may be used by grid operators to fine-tune the output forecasts for solar power production, the institute added.
The collaborative project is expected to publish the results of its studies at the http://propre.ma website.
Mariyana is a founding member of the SeeNews Renewables team. With eight years of professional experience in renewable energy she has built strong expertise in the wind industry and French-speaking markets.
