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Multi-Application Digital Elevation Surface Model (MADES) Sample Release

The dataset represents a sample of digital surface models (DSM) tiles representing orthometric surface heights on the Earth. The dataset includes a small sample of DSM tiles (50) as a pre-release. The data is a derivative of USGS Lidar data collected mostly over the last decade. T...
Zisman, S. et al NREL
Jun 28, 2024
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Minnesota High Resolution Wind Resource

A shapefile of annual average wind resource potential for Minnesota, United States at a 50 meter height. This data set has been validated by NREL and wind energy meteorological consultants. *Note*: This data is not suitable for micro-siting potential development projects. This ma...
Langle, N. and Heimiller, D. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
5 Resources
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Mini-Split Heat Pump Evaluation and Zero Energy Ready Home Support

This project was created from a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Building America research team, IBACOS, Inc., and a production builder of high-performance homes called Imagine Homes, which is located in San Antonio, Texas-a hot-humid climate. The primar...
Rapport, A. and Herk, A. Ibacos Innovation
Apr 27, 2016
5 Resources
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Ridgelines: Department of Interior Definition

This dataset represents ridgelines as defined by the Department of Interior (DOI): "Areas within 660 feet of the top of the ridgeline, where a ridgeline has at least 150 feet of vertical elevation gain with a minimum average slope of 10 percent between the ridgeline and the base."...
Geospatial Data Science, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Jan 01, 2024
3 Resources
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NorthernStar Zero Energy Ready Homes

This is a repository for all NorthernSTAR Zero Energy Ready certified homes. Amaris Homes Model Home St. Paul, MN 55110 Description: Model home completed September 2013 The DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Case Study looks to study and eventually design zero net energy homes in cold we...
Huelman, P. University of Minnesota NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership
Apr 27, 2016
20 Resources
0 Stars
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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
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WIND-Bench: A Benchmark Dataset for In-Situ Near-Surface Wind Speed Across the Conterminous United States

Accurate wind forecasts are essential for operational decision-making and public safety, yet forecasts tend to miss near-surface high wind speeds in complex terrain. In response, recent advances in machine learning (ML) weather prediction methods have demonstrated the ability to i...
Bazlen, K. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)
Jul 16, 2026
5 Resources
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Bias Corrected Near-Surface Wind Data for Solar Field Siting

This dataset catalogs a long-term high-resolution data set characterizing the near-surface hourly wind speed variations at two solar sites in the Southwest U.S. This dataset demonstrates the potential for integrating improved near-surface wind data into CST and PV planning tools f...
Emes, M. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)
Jun 12, 2026
2 Resources
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USGS Water Data for the Nation

The U.S. Geological Survey maintains national data bases of water-use information. The data are collected and compiled every five years for each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. County, state, and national water-use estimates may be downl...
Hopkins, C. and Team, W. United States Geological Survey
Aug 06, 2020
2 Resources
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SWERA: Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment

The Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment (SWERA) Program was a collaboration of worldwide partners with a mission to provide information on renewable energy resources for countries and regions around the world. Funding and support for the SWERA Program concluded in 2011, at w...
Langle, N. and Weers, J. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dec 21, 2017
3 Resources
1 Stars
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Bhutan Solar Resources

GIS data for Bhutan's direct normal irradiance (DNI), global horizontal irradiance (GHI), and latitude tilt irradiance. Researchers from NREL and the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC) at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany developed the estimates of Bhutans...
Heimiller, D. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
4 Resources
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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
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Typical Solar Years (TSYs) and Typical Wind Years (TWYs) for the Assessment of PV System and Wind Turbine Performance

This dataset comprises Typical Solar Years (TSYs) and Typical Wind Years (TWYs) for the efficient assessment of PV system and wind turbine performance for over 2,000 locations across the U.S. TSYs and TWYs are single synthetic years generated from the National Aeronautics and Spac...
Zeng, Z. et al Argonne National Laboratory
Jul 14, 2024
7 Resources
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NREL Global Offshore Wind GIS Data

GIS data for offshore wind speed (meters/second) at a 90 meter height above surface level. The data is specified to Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ). The wind resource is based on NOAA Blended Sea Winds and monthly wind speed at 30km resolution from 1987-2005, using a 0.11 wind shea...
Langle, N. and Heimiller, D. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
5 Resources
0 Stars
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EIA Thermoelectric Water Cooling Data

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) collects water cooling data for the electric power industry in the United States. This submission includes annual data from 2014 to 2019. Each spreadsheet details the generator type, fuel consumption, water consumption, cooling type...
Information Administration, U. U.S. Energy Information Administration
Oct 22, 2020
6 Resources
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U.S. Indirect and Direct Potable Water Reuse Systems (2020)

Collection of proposed, operating, demonstration, and pilot study potable reuse systems across the U.S. as of 2020. Information includes project name, location, augmentation type, capacity, year operational, treatment train, and source water type. References are included in this s...
Sim, A. and Mauter, M. NAWI
Jul 01, 2020
2 Resources
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Geogenic Helium Release from Rock Fracture

In this project 38 uniaxial compaction tests were conducted at Sandia National Laboratories with 7 different rock types. During these tests, we created a vacuum system and evacuated and measured all the helium that was released by the samples during crushing. The experimental file...
Kibikas, W. Sandia National Laboratories
Jan 24, 2025
3 Resources
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Wind Integration National Dataset (WIND) Toolkit

Wind resource data for North America was produced using the Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF). The WRF model was initialized with the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Interim Reanalysis (ERA-Interm) data set with an initial grid spacing of 54 km. Thre...
Maclaurin, G. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sep 26, 2014
6 Resources
2 Stars
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Super-Resolution for Renewable Resource Data and Urban Heat Islands (Sup3rUHI)

Super-Resolution for Renewable Resource Data and Urban Heat Islands (Sup3rUHI) introduces machine learning methods to incorporate high-resolution Urban Heat Island (UHI) effects into low-resolution historical reanalysis and future climate model datasets. The dataset includes model...
Buster, G. et al National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)
Oct 16, 2024
4 Resources
0 Stars
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Reverse Osmosis Simulation Data

This dataset consists of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) output for various spacer configurations in a feed-water channel in reverse osmosis (RO) applications. Feed-water channels transport brine solution to the RO membrane surfaces. The spacers embedded in the channels help im...
Nadakkal Appukuttan, S. et al National Renewable Energy Lab NREL
Apr 22, 2024
2 Resources
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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
4 Resources
0 Stars
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Kansas High Resolution Wind Resource

A shapefile of annual average wind resource potential for Kansas, United States at a 50 meter height. This data set has been validated by NREL and wind energy meteorological consultants. *Note*: This data is not suitable for micro-siting potential development projects. This shape...
Langle, N. and Heimiller, D. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
5 Resources
0 Stars
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Michigan High Resolution Wind Resource

A shapefile of annual average wind resource potential for Michigan, United States at a 50 meter height. This data set has been validated by NREL and wind energy meteorological consultants. *Note*: This data is not suitable for micro-siting potential development projects. This sha...
Langle, N. and Heimiller, D. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
5 Resources
0 Stars
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Afghanistan and Pakistan High Resolution Wind

A shapefile of annual average wind resource potential for Afghanistan and Pakistan at a 50 meter height. This data set has been validated by NREL and wind energy meteorological consultants. *Note*: This data is not suitable for micro-siting potential development projects. This sh...
Langle, N. and Heimiller, D. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
5 Resources
0 Stars
Publicly accessible

Hawaii High Resolution Wind Resource

A shapefile of annual average wind resource potential for Utah, United States at a 50 meter height. This data set has been validated by NREL and wind energy meteorological consultants. *Note*: This data is not suitable for micro-siting potential development projects. This shapefi...
Langle, N. and Heimiller, D. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nov 25, 2014
5 Resources
0 Stars
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