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Land use requirements for ground-mounted solar power facilities.

This dataset is part of a larger internal dataset at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) that explores various characteristics of large solar electric (both PV and CSP) facilities around the United States. This dataset focuses on the land use characteristics for solar ...
Ong, S. and Laboratory, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
2 Resources
0 Stars
In curation

Land of Opportunity: Geothermal, Land-based Wind, and Solar PV Potential on Federal Lands

This data packet contains supply curves and a composite siting exclusion TIFF for geothermal, land-based wind, and solar PV across the contiguous United States with specific consideration on federal lands. The supply curves offer comprehensive metrics such as capacity (MW) for eac...
Geospatial, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jan 01, 2025
28 Resources
0 Stars
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United States Land-based Wind Supply Curves 2023

This data packet contains supply curves, hourly generation profiles, and a composite siting exclusion TIFF for land-based wind across the contiguous United States. The supply curves offer comprehensive metrics such as capacity (MW), generation (MWh), levelized cost of energy (LCOE...
GDS, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jun 30, 2023
13 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

U.S. State Wind Resource Potential

Estimates for each of the 50 states and the entire United States showing the windy land area with a gross capacity factor (without losses) of 30% and greater at 80-m height above ground and the wind energy potential from development of the “available” windy land area after exc...
Wood, J. and America, W. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
2 Resources
0 Stars
In curation

GeoVision Barriers Taskforce

This submission includes papers, presentations, and data developed during the multi-year GeoVision Barriers Taskforce effort. Developers have identified many non-technical barriers to geothermal power development, including land access, permitting, and market barriers. Included i...
Young, K. and Levine, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sep 30, 2015
5 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Opportunities for Solar for Industrial Process Heat in the United States

Figure data for report on opportunities for solar technologies to provide industrial process heat in the United States (NREL/TP-6A20-77760).
McMillan. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dec 24, 2020
22 Resources
0 Stars
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United States Land-based Wind Supply Curves 2024

This data packet contains supply curves, hourly generation profiles, and a composite siting exclusion TIFF for land-based wind across the contiguous United States. The supply curves offer comprehensive metrics such as capacity (MW), generation (MWh), levelized cost of energy (LCOE...
Geospatial Data Science, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jan 01, 2025
12 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Public Lands in geothermal potential area

The dataset is a GIS layer displaying BLM public lands that lie within an area that has geothermal potential. The GIS layer contains .SBX, .XML, .SHX, .DBF (.XLS), .PRJ, .SBN, and .SHP data. ### License Info Open information http://www.doi.gov/privacy.cfm
Hill, G. and (BLM), U. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 29, 2014
2 Resources
0 Stars
In curation

Global CFDDA-based Onshore and Offshore Wind Potential Supply Curves by Country, Class, and Depth

This dataset contains global onshore and offshore wind supply curves based on a resource assessment performed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) based on the National Center for Atmospheric Research's (NCAR) Climate Four Dimensional Data Assimilation (CFDDA) mesosc...
Sullivan, P. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
2 Resources
1 Stars
Publicly accessible

United States Utility-Scale PV Supply Curves 2023

This data packet contains supply curves, hourly generation profiles, and a composite siting exclusion TIFF for utility-scale PV across the contiguous United States. The supply curves offer comprehensive metrics such as capacity (MW), generation (MWh), levelized cost of energy (LCO...
GDS, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jun 30, 2023
13 Resources
1 Stars
Publicly accessible

Solar Resources by Class and Country

These estimates are derived from the best available solar resource data available to NREL. Resources are organized by class and country. Resolution varies spatially from 1 km to 1 degree (approximately 100 km) depending on the data source. High spatial resolution datasets (1 km...
Heimiller, D. and Laboratory, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
4 Resources
1 Stars
In curation

Renewable Energy Potential Model: Priority Geothermal Leasing Areas ReEDs Results

This dataset contains the results of a study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to identify potential future priority geothermal leasing areas on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and United States Forest Service (USFS) lands. The analysis uses the Regional...
Smith, F. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
May 20, 2024
4 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Closed BLM public lands: Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC)

A GIS layer of Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) that are within public lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The GIS layers were used by BLM in the nationwide Geothermal Resources Leasing Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS). Some o...
Hill, G. and (BLM), U. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 29, 2014
2 Resources
0 Stars
In curation

Closed National Forest Service Lands: Geothermal Leases Not Permitted

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a series of GIS layers of National Forest Service Lands that area closed to goethermal leasing (leases are not granted in these areas). The various types of areas included in this set of GIS layers are: National Monuments, National...
Hallett, K. and (BLM), U. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 29, 2014
5 Resources
0 Stars
In curation

NTB (Non-technical Barriers) Interviews with Geothermal Stakeholders for Geothermal Development in the Salton Sea.

Non-technical barriers to deploying geothermal electricity projects in the United States can create significant delays and other challenges, leading to higher project risk and costs, lost opportunities to access policy incentives, and ultimately decreased competitiveness against o...
Levine, A. and Smith, L. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Oct 01, 2021
1 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Closed BLM Public Lands: Geothermal Leases Not Permitted

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a series of GIS layers of public lands closed to geothermal leases (obtaining leases is not permitted in these regions). The various types of closed areas included here are: National Monuments, National Recreation Areas, National C...
Hill, G. and (BLM), U. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jun 30, 2010
5 Resources
0 Stars
In curation

United States Utility-Scale PV Supply Curves 2024

This data packet contains supply curves, hourly generation profiles, and a composite siting exclusion TIFF for utility-scale PV across the contiguous United States. The supply curves offer comprehensive metrics such as capacity (MW), generation (MWh), levelized cost of energy (LCO...
Geospatial Data Science, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jan 01, 2025
12 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Geothermal Development and the Use of Categorical Exclusions Under NEPA

This study focuses primarily on the Categorial Exclusions (CX) process and its applicability to geothermal exploration. In this paper, we: Provide generalized background information on CXs, including previous NEPA reports addressing CXs, the process for developing CXs, and the ro...
Young, K. and Levine, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sep 30, 2014
4 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Geothermal Potential Area

A GIS layer from the BLM nationwide PEIS displaying geothermal potential areas in the United States. The GIS layer contains .SBX, .XML, .SHX, .DBF (.XLS), .PRJ, .SBN, and .SHP data. ### License Info Made open by BLM http://www.doi.gov/privacy.cfm
Hill, G. and (BLM), U. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 29, 2014
2 Resources
0 Stars
In curation

Solar Energy Environmental Mapper

The Solar Energy Environmental Mapper is a web-based application that displays environmental data for the southwest U.S. in the context of utility-scale solar energy development. It provides access to screening-level data about resources and constraints, with analysis tools to he...
Kuiper, J. and Laboratory, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
1 Resources
0 Stars
In curation

National Forest System Lands in geothermal potential area

A GIS layer from the BLM nationwide PEIS of lands within the U.S. National Forest system that contain geothermal potential. The GIS layer contains .SBX, .XML, .SHX, .DBF (.XLS), .PRJ, .SBN, and .SHP data. ### License Info Made open by BLM. http://www.doi.gov/privacy.cfm
Hill, G. and (BLM), U. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 29, 2014
2 Resources
0 Stars
In curation

National Parks within the geothermal potential area

A GIS layer from the BLM nationwide PEIS of National Parks within the geothermal potential area, not part of the project area and closed to leasing for geothermal projects. The GIS layer contains .SBX, .XML, .SHX, .DBF (.XLS), .PRJ, .SBN, and .SHP data. ### License Info Made o...
Hill, G. and (BLM), U. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 29, 2014
2 Resources
0 Stars
In curation

Dataset for report: Non-Technical Barriers to Geothermal Development in California and Nevada

In California and Nevada, geothermal projects are subject to non-technical barriers, which may create development delays leading to higher project costs and risks and decreased competitiveness with other electricity generation technologies. These non-technical barriers may include...
Levine, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mar 10, 2022
19 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Pending Geothermal lease applications

A GIS layer of pending Geothermal lease applications from Volume II of the BLM's Programmatic EIS to analyze and expedite the leasing of BLM-and FS-administered lands with high potential for renewable geothermal resources in 11 Western states and Alaska. The GIS layer contains ....
Hill, G. and (BLM), U. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jul 29, 2014
2 Resources
0 Stars
In curation

North and South Dakota High Resolution 50m Wind Resource

Annual average wind resource potential for North and South Dakota at a 50 meter height in a GIS shapefile and links to US national wind resource information tools. This data set was produced and validated by NREL using their WRAM model.
Langle, N. and Lopez, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
4 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible
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