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Linked Open Data (LOD) is a growing trend amongst governments and civil society organisations who understand that the internet now makes the entire storehouse of human knowledge available to anyone, anywhere, through access via computer or mobile device. To reflect this new reality, many organisations are taking their existing data sets – many of which [...]
With the 31st of October, the Obama Administration has unveiled their new open energy data portal Energy.Data.gov. This portal offers a collection of energy data, maps, and apps for developers, scientists, and citizens interested in energy and the environment. As an official website of the US Government, the data offered spans several decades, from fiscal [...]
RE & EE Events Listing: Brazil, Germany, Singapore, Thailand, USA
20 Apr 2011
by James Smith (REEEP Community Facilitator) - Category: Events, REEEP
Plenty of events to tell you about this week, plus a tender for some solar PV installation work and a deadline reminder (no, not ours this time!) Getting wet in Brazil With about 140,000 MW in total hydropower capacity, Latin America is one of the most important markets in the world for hydro investment and [...]
Turning energy challenges into business opportunities in rural Tanzania
14 Apr 2011
by GVEP International - Category: Contributed News
Despite recent progress, many regions in Tanzania are still grappling with low access to electricity and the lack of basic infrastructure. In partnership with GVEP International and the Developing Energy Enterprises Project (DEEP), Ruth Musenye is overcoming these challenges by expanding and diversifying her solar-charging business.
As mentioned in my article about the launch of our open data portal (http://data.reegle.info), I attended the Linked Open Government Data Camp in London last year. During this event, the organisers interviewed me and Martin Kaltenböck from Semantic Web Company on our approach to provide linked open energy data (free to re-use) via reegle. Now, [...]
It has been noted on several occasions that there seems to be some confusion in regard to relevant energy terms, for example when graphs and statistics are compared. Therefore it makes sense to explain same of the most often referred-to terms.
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