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Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment (SWERA)
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GIS Data
The underlying renewable energy information SWERA database is available to a user as GIS data. These data are distributed as shape file and image formats. Most open source and commercial GIS, internet mapping and image processing software can read these formats.
The available data includes two sources of information:
- The underlying data from which the maps are comprised, which may also include information on seasonal and diurnal resource characteristics. These data can be incorporated directly into standard GIS software, and into many analytical tools that require resource data to simulate technology performance; and
- Relevant geospatial data for each country, which can include terrain and land use information, road and railway networks, locations of population centers, energy facilities, ports, and location of transmission lines.
Solar Tilt
Expand the categories to view the available Solar Tilt data and maps.
Solar: average latitude tilt maps at 40km resolution by country and region from NREL
Africa
Annual Average
Solar Latitude Tilt
Caribbean
Annual Average
Solar Latitude Tilt
Central America
Annual Average
Solar Latitude Tilt
Central America
Monthly Average
Solar Latitude Tilt
Cuba
Annual Average
Solar Latitude Tilt
Cuba
Monthly Average
Solar Latitude Tilt
East Asia
Annual Average
Solar Latitude Tilt
South America
Annual Average
Solar Latitude Tilt
Solar DNI
Expand the categories to view the available Solar DNI data and maps.
- Solar- monthly and annual average direct normal (DNI) GIS data at 10km resolution for China from DLR
- Solar- monthly and annual average direct normal (DNI) GIS data at 10km resolution for Ghana from DLR
- Solar- monthly and annual average direct normal (DNI) GIS data at 10km resolution for Kenya from DLR
Solar: average direct normal (DNI) maps at 40km resolution by country and region from NREL
Africa
Annual Average
Solar DNI
Caribbean
Annual Average
Solar DNI
Central America
Annual Average
Solar DNI
Central America
Monthly Average
Solar DNI
Cuba
Annual Average
Solar DNI
Cuba
Monthly Average
Solar DNI
East Asia
Average Annual
Solar DNI
Mexico
Annual Average
Solar DNI
South America
Annual Average
Solar DNI
Solar GHI
Expand the categories to view the available Solar GHI data and maps.
Solar: average global horizontal (GHI) maps at 40km resolution by country and region from NREL
Africa
Annual Average
Solar GHI
Caribbean
Annual Average
Solar GHI
Central America
Annual Average
Solar GHI
Central America
Monthly Average
Solar GHI
Cuba
Annual Average
Solar GHI
Cuba
Monthly Average
Solar GHI
East Asia
Annual Average
Solar GHI
Mexico
Annual Average
Solar GHI
South America
Annual Average
Solar GHI
Wind
Expand the categories to view the available Wind data and maps.
Wind- wind speed and power density maps at 10m and 50m above surface and 0.25 degree resolution for global oceans from NREL
QuikSCAT- Annual Wind Speed at 10m
QuikSCAT- Annual Wind Power Density at 10m
QuikSCAT- Annual Wind Speed at 50m
QuikSCAT- Annual Wind Power Density at 50m
QuikSCAT maps displaying annual and monthly data available for download
Wind: wind power density maps at 50m above ground and 1km resolution for Central America from NREL
Central America
50m Wind Power
Central America
50m Wind Power with DEM
Central America Wind Power maps available for download
Wind: wind power density maps at 50 m above ground and 1km resolution for eastern China from NREL
East China
50m Wind Power
East China
Reference Map to Wind Power Density Maps
China - Manzhouli
50m Wind Power (Reference Area 1)
China- Qiqihar
50m Wind Power (Reference Area 2)
China - Jiamusi
50m Wind Power (Reference Area 3)
China - Yinchuan
50m Wind Power (Reference Area 4)
China- Hohhot
50m Wind Power (Reference Area 5)
China- Chifeng
50m Wind Power (Reference Area 6)
China- Tianjin
50m Wind Power (Reference Area 7)
China- Shenyang
50m Wind Power (Reference Area 8)
China- Qingdao
50m Wind Power (Reference Area 9)
China- Enshi
50m Wind Power (Reference Area 10)
China- Nanchang
50m Wind Power (Reference Area 11)
China- Hangzhou
50m Wind Power (Reference Area 12)
China- Guangzhou
50m Wind Power (Reference Area 13)
China- Fuzhou
50m Wind Power (Reference Area 14)
China- Haikou
50m Wind Power (Reference Area 15)
East China Wind Power maps available for download
Wind: wind power density maps at 50 m above ground and 1km resolution for Cuba from NREL
Cuba
50m Wind Power
Cuba Wind Power maps available for download
Wind: wind power density maps at 50m above ground and 1km resolution for Ghana from NREL
Ghana
50m Wind Power
Ghana Wind Power maps available for download
Wind: wind power density maps at 50 m above ground and 400m resolution for Sri Lanka from NREL
Climate
Expand the categories to view the available Climate data.
Typical Meteorological Year
Expand the categories to view the available TMY data and maps.
Meteorology- maps of selected meteorological stations and elevation by country from NREL
Meteorology: map of Bangladesh selected meteorological stations and elevation from NREL
Meteorology: map of Brazil selected meteorological stations and elevation from NREL
Meteorology: map of Central America selected meteorological stations and elevation from NREL
Meteorology: map of China selected meteorological stations and elevation from NREL
Meteorology: map of Cuba selected meteorological stations and elevation from NREL
Meteorology: map of Ethiopia selected meteorological stations and elevation from NREL
Meteorology: map of Ghana selected meteorological stations and elevation from NREL
Meteorology: map of Kenya selected meteorological stations and elevation from NREL
Meteorology: map of Nepal selected meteorological stations and elevation from NREL
Meteorology: map of Sri Lanka selected meteorological stations and elevation from NREL
Geospatial Toolkit
The Geospatial Toolkit (GsT) is a map-based software application from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). It integrates resource data and geographic information systems (GIS) — for integrated resource assessment.
Expand the categories to view the available GsT data and tools.
Documentation and Methodology
Expand the categories to view the available data documentation. The documents accessed here provide documentation on the analysis methodology and tools employed by data providers to estimate the solar and wind resources.