Vanuatu Battery Cell Field Analysis

How has IEA improved weather data development in Vanuatu?

In particular for Vanuatu, the IEA team experimented with weather data development at a 5km spatial resolution, given the large extension that Vanuatu covers. A new user journey has made the application more intuitive and user friendly. A UX (User

Does uncertainty calibration matter for solar power simulations in Vanuatu?

Table 2: Summary of uncertainty calibration for solar power simulations in Efaté, Vanuatu. Since only monthly production totals were available for wind it was not possible to test the uncertainty calibration due to having an insufficient number of samples to make a meaningful comparison.

Will Vanuatu continue to use the re-sat platform?

An estimate for a quote was presented to the Government of Vanuatu for continued use of the platform beyond the RE-SAT project period. “The Department of Energy is working towards achieving the goals of the National Energy Road Map (NERM) 2030, and it is timely that this project comes to fruition.

How are weather datasets created for Vanuatu?

These weather datasets were created based on a bespoke local area high-resolution numerical weather model configured by the IEA for Vanuatu. The model was run for three domains: The weather data products created include wind speed, incoming shortwave radiation, temperature, and Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI).

How has re-sat impacted Vanuatu?

The impact that RE-SAT has had in Vanuatu is the ability to explore potential scenarios to achieve their ambitious renewable energy targets of 100% by 2030. RE-SAT is currently used to identify potential sites for the next 5 MWp solar PV projects to be constructed in the next 2 to 3 years.

How many solar installations are there in efaté (Vanuatu)?

The total installed capacity is 6042 kW, generated by 5 solar PV installations and 1 on-shore wind farm (installed in 4 phases). This configuration of installations was run through 3 simulated weather years to capture year on year variability. Figure 23: Existing wind and solar installations in Efaté (Vanuatu) as of 2021.