Your study’s analyses will require specific data, which you will need to collect. Collecting and, if needed, developing this data can often be a time-consuming, challenging -- and, sometimes, costly -- process that can require frequent engagement with your stakeholders.
Data specific for your system can be collected from system operators, energy ministries, energy regulators, the private sector and/or commercial vendors. It is important to identify a data source for each data requirement and whether the data is confidential or proprietary. The following template can guide your mapping of required data for your study.
Read Excerpt: Pages 52-56 of Variable Renewable Energy Grid Integration Studies: A Guidebook for Practitioners by NREL.
Explore crosscutting renewable energy data via NREL’s geospatial tools. This included Renewable Energy Atlas, Renewable Energy Data Explorer, Renewable Energy Potential Model and Tribal Energy Atlas.
See: Crosscutting renewable energy data via NREL's geospatial tools.
Explore solar resource data via online geospatial tools and downloadable maps and data sets from the World Bank Group.
See: The Global Solar Atlas provides a summary of solar power potential and solar resources globally. It is provided by the World Bank Group as a free service to governments, developers and the general public.
The World Bank Group also provides wind resource data via online geospatial tools and downloadable maps and data sets.
See: The Global Wind Atlas is a product of the World Bank and the Technical University of Denmark. Its purpose is to provide quick and easy access to wind resource data globally.
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