Description
A comprehensive platform to facilitate the effective development of renewable energy projects worldwide is now available online. The Project Navigator tool, launched in April 2015 by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), provides project developers with the knowledge, tools, case studies and best practices needed to support the successful completion of their projects.
Many promising renewable energy project ideas are not implemented due to a lack of knowledge or expertise on how to move them forward. Successful projects are characterised by robust technology data, strong project proposals, and the inclusion of financing instruments and information for investment analysis.
The Project Navigator walks developers through the project development process from initial idea to successful implementation, helping to create a comprehensive and bankable project proposal. The Financial Navigator section also allows users to search for funding by renewable energy type and region, drawing from a database of funds available for project financing.
The Project Navigator is primarily aimed at developing countries, however it could be useful to project developers worldwide. At the end of June 2015 the Project Navigator already has over 1000 registered users from more than 150 countries.
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Targets
The Project Navigator aims to provide general and technical guidelines which are useful regardless of the region or technology, to increase the deployment of renewable energy projects worldwide.
Technical project guidelines will be developed for all types of renewable energy technologies. Guidelines for Onshore Wind projects are already online and the guidelines for Utility PV projects will be online in coming weeks. Other technologies will follow later this year. Different regional adaptations will also be elaborated in order to address region-specific aspects of renewable energy project development.
Indicators
Publication of technical project guidelines for all pending technologies.
Number of users.
Geographical distribution of online presence.
Resources
The Project Navigator is a free online portal which hosts a vast amount of knowledge, tools, templates, case studies and best practices to strengthen renewable energy technology projects.
Within the Project Navigator website, project developers can start working on their projects in their own private workspace and benefit from the large repository of resources that are hosted on the website.
Finally, developers can also identify suitable funding opportunities through the Financial Navigator, an interactive database including some of the most relevant renewable energy funds worldwide.
Timeframe
The Project Navigator was launched in April 2015 and will be completed according to IRENA’s Work programme 2014/15.