https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-020-0469-8 Harmonised global datasets of wind and solar farm locations and power Abstract
Energy systems need decarbonisation in order to limit global warming to within safe limits. While global land planners are promising more of the planet’s limited space to wind and solar photovoltaic, there is little information on where current infrastructure is located. The majority of recent studies use land suitability for wind and solar, coupled with technical and socioeconomic constraints, as a proxy for actual location data. Here, we address this shortcoming. Using readily accessible OpenStreetMap data we present, to our knowledge, the first global, open-access, harmonised spatial datasets of wind and solar installations. We also include user friendly code to enable users to easily create newer versions of the dataset. Finally, we include first order estimates of power capacities of installations. We anticipate these data will be of widespread interest within global studies of the future potential and trade-offs associated with the global decarbonisation of energy systems. On Sat, 16 May 2020 at 15:49, Christian Ledermann < christian.lederm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Great work :-) > > On Sat, 16 May 2020 at 14:17, Jez Nicholson <jez.nichol...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> "100%, 100%!!!" >> >> On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 12:47 PM Jez Nicholson <jez.nichol...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Of approximately 300 ground-mounted solar farms (field(s) full of solar >>> panels generating >=1MW) in the UK we have around 12 remaining to >>> locate....which, quite frankly, is astounding. I am getting ready to run >>> around my study shouting, "100%, 100%!!!" as soon as I get a few more hours >>> to complete the list. Most are a simple boundary outline. It is common to >>> have a 'deer fence' around the installation and this makes for a nice >>> boundary, some are detailed with individual banks of panels. I favour >>> progressive enhancement of sites over time. Thank you to everyone involved. >>> >>> There are approximately 740 roof-mounted solar farms. I have not made >>> any attempt yet to collate or locate them. My limited experience is that >>> these are harder to armchair-map. >>> >>> On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 12:07 PM Gregory Williams < >>> greg...@gregorywilliams.me.uk> wrote: >>> >>>> On Tue, 2020-05-12 at 11:08 +0100, SK53 wrote: >>>> > Just would like to point out that we passed the 150,000 mark of solar >>>> > panels mapped in the UK. Dan & Jez are best informed about solar >>>> > farms, so the rest of this update is on small domestic rooftop >>>> > installations. >>>> > >>>> > A number of us continue to spend time mapping rooftop panels, and, >>>> > although progress is not at the heady rate of last Summer, this has >>>> > resulted in improved coverage of a number of local authorities. These >>>> > are the activities of which I'm aware, there are no doubt others I've >>>> > missed: >>>> > I mainly aim to push reasonably well-mapped LAs over various >>>> > thresholds (50%, 60% & 80% are the ones I find most useful), and to >>>> > try & create a contiguous band of well-mapped (>50%) across England & >>>> > Wales. Recently I've worked on Flintshire, Hinckley & Bosworth and >>>> > Vale Royal. >>>> > gurglypipe continues to spread out beyond Lancaster into South Lakes >>>> > to the N & Ribbledale and to the S >>>> > brianboru continues to pick up a significant number of installations >>>> > across Herefordshire & the Welsh Valleys as part of general mapping >>>> > work >>>> > Gregory Williams continues to focus on hotspot unmapped LSOAs >>>> > MapRoulette users make a steady contribution by converting panels >>>> > mapped as nodes to areas >>>> > Gregory has recently updated the FIT data to March which added >>>> > perhaps 20,000 additional installations. To deal with these he had to >>>> > change the LA boundaries used to incorporate unitary authorities >>>> > (affecting Cheshire, Cornwall, Wiltshire, Shropshire, Northumberland >>>> > & perhaps others). One consequence is that some well-mapped districts >>>> > dropped below thresholds, so I've been working over the last few days >>>> > to restore them if possible (Ashford, Hart & Rugby still to be hauled >>>> > back over 50%). Very kindly, he agreed to retain the original >>>> > district boundaries on a distinct web page, because I found working >>>> > with the old districts of large rural counties more useful than the >>>> > new boundaries. >>>> >>>> The distinct web page is at: >>>> http://osm.gregorywilliams.me.uk/solar_2001/ >>>> >>>> I also hope to soon have LSOA-level detail on the Scottish pages, which >>>> should help with locating PV installations from aerial imagery more >>>> easily -- I'm conscious that it's a bit difficult at the moment, with >>>> the areas being so physically large. >>>> >>>> > >>>> > As well as adding new panels here's still plenty to do with the ones >>>> > already mapped: adding buildings under mapped panels, adjusting >>>> > position, adding number of panels and orientation. >>>> > >>>> > Thanks to all who have contributed. >>>> > >>>> > Regards, >>>> > >>>> > Jerry >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > Talk-GB mailing list >>>> > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org >>>> > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Talk-GB mailing list >>>> Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org >>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-GB mailing list >> Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >> > > > -- > Best Regards, > > Christian Ledermann > > Newark-on-Trent - UK > Mobile : +44 7474997517 > > https://uk.linkedin.com/in/christianledermann > https://github.com/cleder/ > > > <*)))>{ > > If you save the living environment, the biodiversity that we have left, > you will also automatically save the physical environment, too. But If > you only save the physical environment, you will ultimately lose both. > > 1) Don’t drive species to extinction > > 2) Don’t destroy a habitat that species rely on. > > 3) Don’t change the climate in ways that will result in the above. > > }<(((*> > -- Best Regards, Christian Ledermann Newark-on-Trent - UK Mobile : +44 7474997517 https://uk.linkedin.com/in/christianledermann https://github.com/cleder/ <*)))>{ If you save the living environment, the biodiversity that we have left, you will also automatically save the physical environment, too. But If you only save the physical environment, you will ultimately lose both. 1) Don’t drive species to extinction 2) Don’t destroy a habitat that species rely on. 3) Don’t change the climate in ways that will result in the above. }<(((*>
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