Offshore Wind Composite Siting Exclusions Open Scenario
This dataset consolidates criteria that restrict the siting of offshore wind energy installations, an update from Zuckerman et al. (2023). The "Open" scenario excludes areas from wind energy development due to legal or administrative restrictions (e.g., protected waters), existing infrastructure, and technical constraints (e.g., bathymetry). It only excludes areas with known preclusions for offshore wind deployment. Within this dataset, floating point values range from 0 to 1, representing the percentage of each grid cell available for development (e.g., a value of 0.8 indicates 80% availability).
A TIF data file and a PNG map of the data are provided, showing areas where wind energy is prohibited or permitted across the contiguous United States.
For further details and citation, please refer to the publication linked below: Zuckerman, Gabriel R., Anthony Lopez, Travis Williams, Rebecca Green, and Grant Buster. 2023. Impacts of Siting Considerations on Offshore Wind Technical Potential in the United States. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/TP-6A20- 85088.
Citation Formats
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). (2024). Offshore Wind Composite Siting Exclusions Open Scenario [data set]. Retrieved from https://data.openei.org/submissions/6191.
Geospatial Data Science, NREL. Offshore Wind Composite Siting Exclusions Open Scenario . United States: N.p., 01 Jan, 2024. Web. https://data.openei.org/submissions/6191.
Geospatial Data Science, NREL. Offshore Wind Composite Siting Exclusions Open Scenario . United States. https://data.openei.org/submissions/6191
Geospatial Data Science, NREL. 2024. "Offshore Wind Composite Siting Exclusions Open Scenario ". United States. https://data.openei.org/submissions/6191.
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A TIF data file and a PNG map of the data are provided, showing areas where wind energy is prohibited or permitted across the contiguous United States.
For further details and citation, please refer to the publication linked below: Zuckerman, Gabriel R., Anthony Lopez, Travis Williams, Rebecca Green, and Grant Buster. 2023. Impacts of Siting Considerations on Offshore Wind Technical Potential in the United States. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/TP-6A20- 85088. }, doi = {}, url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/6191}, journal = {}, number = , volume = , place = {United States}, year = {2024}, month = {01}}
Details
Data from Jan 1, 2024
Last updated Sep 18, 2024
Submitted Sep 17, 2024
Organization
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Contact
NREL Geospatial Data Science
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Research Areas
Keywords
Wind, Offshore Wind, SitingLab, siting, wind energy, development, data, PNG, TIF, energy, power, Siting Lab, wind power, restriction, regulatoryDOE Project Details
Project Name Spatial Analysis for Wind Technology Development
Project Number 34877