International Data
These 50 meter hub height data sets have been validated by NREL and wind energy meteorological consultants. However, the data is not suitable for micro-siting potential development projects.
Wind Data (50m)
Geographic coordinate system name: WGS_1984
Coverage | File Size | Last Updated | Metadata |
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Afghanistan Pakistan Wind 50m Resolution | (Zip 6.1 MB) | 02/19/2009 | Afghanistan Pakistan.htm |
Armenia Wind 50m Resolution | (Zip 804 KB) | 02/19/2009 | Armenia.htm |
Bhutan Wind 50m Resolution | (Zip 1.5 MB) | 02/19/2009 | Bhutan.htm |
Central America Wind 50m Resolution (includes Belize, Cayman Islands, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua | (Zip 2.4 MB) | 02/19/2009 | Central America.htm |
Chile Wind 50m Resolution | (Zip 2.0 MB) | 02/19/2009 | Chile.htm |
China Wind 50m Resolution | (Zip 19.3 MB) | 02/19/2009 | China.htm |
Cuba Wind 50m Resolution | (Zip 1.5 MB) | 02/19/2009 | Cuba.htm |
Dominican Republic Wind 50m Resolution | (Zip 1.6 MB) | 02/19/2009 | Dominican Republic.htm |
Ghana Wind 50m Resolution | (Zip 0.55 MB) | 02/19/2009 | Ghana.htm |
Indonesia Wind 50m Resolution | (Zip 1.3 MB) | 02/19/2009 | Indonesia.htm |
Mexico Wind 50m Resolution | (Zip 6.38 MB) | 02/19/2009 | Mexico.htm |
Mongolia Wind 50m Resolution | (Zip 26.2 MB) | 02/19/2009 | Mongolia.htm |
Russian Federation Wind 50m Resolution | (Zip 5.4 MB) | 02/19/2009 | Russian Federation.htm |
Sri Lanka Wind 50m Resolution | (Zip 1.8 MB) | 02/19/2009 | Sri Lanka.htm |
United Arab Emirates Wind 50m Resolution | (Zip 3.6 MB) | 02/19/2009 | United Arab Emirates.htm |
Wind Data (100m)
Geo-referenced Wind Resource & Climatology at each height of 30m, 50m, 80m, 100m, 140m, and 200m
Philippines Wind 100m Resolution
Solar Data (10km)
This data provides monthly average and annual average daily total solar resource averaged over surface cells of approximately 10km by 10km in size.
Geographic coordinate system name: GCS_WGS_1984
Coverage | File Size | Last Updated | Metadata |
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India 10km Annual Direct Normal and Global Horizontal | (Zip 3.98 MB) | 04/25/2013 | Annual.xml |
India 10km Monthly Direct Normal and Global Horizontal | (Zip 4.68 MB) | 04/25/2013 | Monthly.xml |
Solar Data (40km)
This data provides monthly average and annual average daily total solar resource averaged over surface cells of approximately 40 km by 40 km in size.
Geographic coordinate system name: GCS_WGS_1984
Coverage | File Size | Last Updated | Metadata |
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Africa 40km Direct Normal | (Zip 4.78 MB) | 12/11/2003 | Direct Normal.xml |
Africa 40km Global Horizontal | (Zip 3.83 MB) | 12/11/2003 | Global Horizontal.xml |
Africa 40km Tilt Equals Latitude | (Zip 3.84 MB) | 12/11/2003 | Tilt Equals Latitude.xml |
Geographic coordinate system name: NAD_1983_Albers
Coverage | File Size | Last Updated | Metadata |
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Caribbean 40km Direct Normal | (Zip 2.6 MB) | 12/11/2003 | Direct Normal.xml |
Caribbean 40km Global Horizontal | (Zip 2.19 MB) | 12/11/2003 | Global Horizontal.xml |
Caribbean 40km Tilt Equals Latitude | (Zip 2.14 MB) | 12/11/2003 | Tilt Equals Latitude.xml |
Note - These datasets are designed to be used in GIS software applications.
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