Solar photovoltaic power station map

Do we have a global dataset of solar power sites?

For the first time, we have access to a globally open dataset of solar power sites worldwide. Four researchers from the University of Southampton published a report in the Nature journal and have worked on the ‘Harmonised global datasets of wind and solar farm locations and power’ article.

Where can I find information about solar power?

For other data formats, resolution or time aggregation, visit Solargis website. The Global Solar Atlas provides a summary of solar power potential and solar resources globally.

How can we find solar energy plants without satellite mapping?

Technically, it would be very difficult and complex to locate each solar or wind energy plant in the world through methods which do not involve satellite mapping. An important highlight of the project is its use of the free OpenStreetMap (OSM) platform. OSM includes map data built using contribution from millions of users.

What is the global solar power tracker?

The Global Solar Power Tracker is a worldwide dataset of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal facilities. It covers all operating solar farm phases with capacities of 1 megawatt (MW) or more and all announced, pre-construction, construction, and shelved projects with capacities greater than 20 MW.

How do I find a Wiki-Solar site plan?

Select a country or region from the pull-down menus above. See China, for example, by pressing this large button > Click on any place-marker and it will display the name and what details of the project are held on the Wiki-Solar Database as described on the right. There will also be a hyperlink to the site plan (if available) as below:

Why is it important to map the number of solar plants?

Mapping the number of plants worldwide was only the first step of the project. It was equally important to map the sizes of projects. For instance, a solar plant might be at the installed capacity of 100MW and another could be more than a GW. Their socio-economic and environmental effects will be hugely different.