Teal-WCA: a climate services platform for planning solar photovoltaic and wind energy resources in West and Central Africa in the context of climate change

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cg.contributor.affiliationUniversité Félix Houphouët-Boignyen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut de Recherche pour le Développement, Franceen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationCentre National de la Recherche Scientifiqueen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, Institut des Géosciences de l'Environnementen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity Grenoble Alpesen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of East Angliaen_US
cg.contributor.donorInstitut de Recherche pour le Développementen_US
cg.contributor.donorAgence National de la Rechercheen_US
cg.coverage.regionWest and Central Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierSalomon OBAHOUNDJE: 0000-0001-8093-5241en_US
cg.identifier.dataurlhttps://wca.tealtool.earth/en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/data9120148en_US
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH053344en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2306-5729en_US
cg.issue12en_US
cg.journalDataen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.volume9en_US
dc.contributor.authorObahoundje, Salomonen_US
dc.contributor.authorDiedhiou, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTroccoli, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBoorman, P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAlabi, T. A. F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAnquetin, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCrochemore, L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFassinou, W. F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHingray, B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKoné, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMamadou, C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSorho, F.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-21T05:20:19Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-12-21T05:20:19Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/168222en_US
dc.titleTeal-WCA: a climate services platform for planning solar photovoltaic and wind energy resources in West and Central Africa in the context of climate changeen_US
dcterms.abstractTo address the growing electricity demand driven by population growth and economic development while mitigating climate change, West and Central African countries are increasingly prioritizing renewable energy as part of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). This study evaluates the implications of climate change on renewable energy potential using ten downscaled and bias-adjusted CMIP6 models (CDFt method). Key climate variables—temperature, solar radiation, and wind speed—were analyzed and integrated into the Teal-WCA platform to aid in energy resource planning. Projected temperature increases of 0.5–2.7 C (2040–2069) and 0.7–5.2 C (2070–2099) relative to 1985–2014 underscore the need for strategies to manage the rising demand for cooling. Solar radiation reductions (~15 W/m2 ) may lower photovoltaic (PV) efficiency by 1–8.75%, particularly in high-emission scenarios, requiring a focus on system optimization and diversification. Conversely, wind speeds are expected to increase, especially in coastal regions, enhancing wind power potential by 12–50% across most countries and by 25–100% in coastal nations. These findings highlight the necessity of integrating climate-resilient energy policies that leverage wind energy growth while mitigating challenges posed by reduced solar radiation. By providing a nuanced understanding of the renewable energy potential under changing climatic conditions, this study offers actionable insights for sustainable energy planning in West and Central Africa.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.available2024-12-10en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationObahoundje, Salomon; Diedhiou, A.; Troccoli, A.; Boorman, P.; Alabi, T. A. F.; Anquetin, S.; Crochemore, L.; Fassinou, W. F.; Hingray, B.; Koné, D.; Mamadou, C.; Sorho, F. 2024. Teal-WCA: a climate services platform for planning solar photovoltaic and wind energy resources in West and Central Africa in the context of climate change. Data, 9(12):148. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/data9120148]en_US
dcterms.extent148en_US
dcterms.issued2024-12en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherMDPIen_US
dcterms.subjectclimate servicesen_US
dcterms.subjectsolar energyen_US
dcterms.subjectphotovoltaic systemsen_US
dcterms.subjectwind poweren_US
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen_US
dcterms.subjectrenewable energyen_US
dcterms.subjectsolar radiationen_US
dcterms.subjectwind speeden_US
dcterms.subjectclimate modelsen_US
dcterms.subjecttemperatureen_US
dcterms.subjectforecastingen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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