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Bifacial PV Test-Bed Irradiance Measurements

Data for 2 front-facing and 4 rear-facing IMT irradiance sensors placed on a scaled-down setup that replicate a PV array in a highly-reflective rooftop. The test-bed consist of 3 rows of 20x2ft aluminum sheets (the “panels”), supported by a Unistrut structure, with 6 irra...

Ayala Pelaez, S. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Dec 10, 2019
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PVade Wind-Loading Structural Response Dataset for Solar Photovoltaic Arrays

This dataset contains approximately 3,800 coupled fluid-structure interaction (FSI) simulations of single-axis tracked photovoltaic (PV) arrays, computed using PVade (PV Aerodynamic Design Engineering), an open-source tool for simulating the wind-driven motion and deformation of P...

Safi, M. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Sep 15, 2026
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Dataset on Bias Corrected Near-Surface Wind Speed Model

This dataset catalogs long-term high-resolution data sets characterizing hourly average variations of near-surface wind speed and atmospheric parameters in the Southwest U.S. This dataset demonstrates the potential for integrating improved near-surface wind data into CST and PV pl...

Emes, M. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Jun 02, 2026
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Public Reference Data for Megawatt-Scale Hydrogen Electrolysis NLR Historical Solar PV

The U.S. Department of Energy and National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) demonstrate hydrogen electrolysis from variable sources, hydrogen compression and storage, and hydrogen fuel cell power production using megawatt-scale equipment at NLR’s Flatirons Campus as part of the A...

Abel, R. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies

Jun 15, 2026
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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...

Ramavajjala, C. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Jun 28, 2024
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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
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Data for "Quantum Dot Emitters for Enhanced Cd(Se,Te) Photovoltaic Bifaciality"

Data for publication "Quantum dot emitters for enhanced Cd(Se,Te) photovoltaic bifaciality". Text files for current-density/voltage measurements (JV) are included. JV measurements are for a Cd(Se,Te) bifacial solar cell that is illuminated from the front and/or or the rear surface...

Sartor, E. and Reese, M. National Laboratory of the Rockies

Oct 21, 2026
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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
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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
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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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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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