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National Solar Radiation Database (NSRDB)

The National Solar Radiation Database (NSRDB) is a serially complete collection of meteorological and solar irradiance data sets for the United States and a growing list of international locations for 1998-2025. The NSRDB is updated annually and provides foundational information t...

Sengupta, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 28, 2018
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WIND Toolkit Long-Term Ensemble Dataset

WIND Toolkit Long-term Ensemble Dataset (WTK-LED), an updated version of the meteorological WIND Toolkit, is a meteorological dataset providing high-resolution time series, including interannual variability and model uncertainty of wind speed at every modeling grid point to indica...

Wang, J. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Jan 24, 2024
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Hawaii Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission (MET) Toolkit

The Hawaii Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission (MET) Toolkit is the National Laboratory of the Rockies' (NLR) high-fidelity atmospheric dataset purpose-built to support long-term power system planning and operations across the Hawaiian Islands. Serving as the successor to the le...

Bodini, N. National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

May 11, 2026
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PacWave Site Observations

The PacWave Site Observations submission contains raw and near-real-time meteorological and oceanic measurements at the PacWave wave energy test site. PacWave is an open-ocean testing facility operated by Oregon State University, located off the coast of Newport, Oregon. The test ...

Hembrough, B. et al Oregon State University

Jan 01, 2020
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Alaska Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission (MET) Toolkit

The Alaska MET (Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission) Toolkit is the National Laboratory of the Rockies' (NLR) new flagship atmospheric dataset, designed to support comprehensive long-term planning and operations across the entire power sector. Serving as the regional counterpart...

Buster, G. and Turner, D. National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Jun 30, 2026
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HRRR Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission (MET) Toolkit

The HRRR MET (Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission) Toolkit is the National Laboratory of the Rockies' (NLR) new flagship atmospheric dataset, designed to support comprehensive long-term planning and operations across the entire power sector. Serving as the direct successor to th...

Bodini, N. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Mar 09, 2026
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National Climate Database (NCDB)

The National Climate Database (NCDB) is a high resolution, bias-corrected climate dataset consisting of the three most widely used variables of solar radiation global horizontal (GHI), direct normal (DNI), and diffuse horizontal irradiance (DHI) as well as other meteorological dat...

Yang, J. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Sep 30, 2024
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Wind and Structural Loads on Heliostats

Wind loading is a main contributor to structural design costs of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) collectors, such as heliostats. These structures must resist the mechanical forces generated by turbulent wind. At the same time, the reflector surfaces must exhibit the necessary rigi...

Egerer, U. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Dec 24, 2025
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Wind and Structural Loads on Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors at Nevada Solar One

Wind loading is a main contributor to structural design costs of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) collectors, such as heliostats and parabolic troughs. These structures must resist the mechanical forces generated by turbulent wind. At the same time, the reflector surfaces must exhi...

Egerer, U. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Oct 01, 2021
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U.S. Agrivoltaics Irradiance Database

This is a foundational data set for research and deployment of agrivoltaics, which is the co-location of agriculture and solar power plants on the same land. This irradiance and shading dataset can be utilized to determine the suitability of agrivoltaics configurations for a given...

Ovaitt, S. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Nov 05, 2025
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