These maps represent the information in the GIS assessment data, which is available for digital analysis. These maps provide an excellent first look at the energy potential throughout a region. The maps display, in a color-coded format, the magnitude of renewable energy resource in a country or region (generally in power units of watts/m2 or energy units of kilowatt-hours/m2) over a specified time period at any given grid cell.
The maps include a legend that describes the color coding for each resource range. Generally the maps represent climatological annual values; in some cases seasonal and/or monthly maps are also available.
The maps listed below can be downloaded by the user and printed out to provide good-quality hard copy maps of the solar and wind resources for each country or region. These resource maps are available in PDF format.
Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment (SWERA)
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