Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PVGIS)

Free and open access to photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation potential for different technologies and configurations. Available in English, French, Italian, Spanish and German.

Where solar is found

Solar energy is used all over the world, and like the United States, global solar electricity generation has increased substantially. Total world solar electricity generation grew from 0.4 billion

Shanghai greenlights pioneering offshore solar-wind hybrid project

Located off the coast of Fengxian district on the northern shore of Hangzhou Bay, the project forms part of Shanghai''s broader strategy to integrate offshore wind and solar energy.

Harmonised global datasets of wind and solar farm locations and power

Here, using OpenStreetMap infrastructure data, we present the first publicly available, spatially explicit, harmonised dataset describing global solar PV and wind turbine installations.

Global Wind Power Tracker

The Global Wind Power Tracker (GWPT) is a worldwide dataset of utility-scale, on and offshore wind facilities. It includes wind farm phases with capacities of 10 megawatts (MW) or more.

Wind power

In most regions, wind power generation is higher in nighttime, and in winter when solar power output is low. So combinations of wind and solar power are suitable in many countries.

Solar power by country

Most operational CSP stations are located in Spain and the United States, while large solar farms using photovoltaics are being constructed in most geographic regions. The worldwide growth of

A global inventory of photovoltaic solar energy generating units

Here we provide a global inventory of commercial-, industrial- and utility-scale PV installations (that is, PV generating stations in excess of 10 kilowatts nameplate capacity) by using a...

Solar and wind power generation, 2025

This dataset contains yearly electricity generation, capacity, emissions, imports and demand data for European countries. You can find more about Ember''s methodology in this document.

Wind power

OverviewWind energy resourcesWind farmsWind power capacity and productionEconomicsSmall-scale wind powerImpact on environment and landscapePoliticsWind power is the use of wind energy to generate useful work. Historically, wind power was used by sails, windmills and windpumps, but today it is mostly used to generate electricity. This article deals only with wind power for electricity generation. Today, wind power is generated almost completely using wind turbines, generally grouped into wind farms and connected to the electrical grid.

Global Solar Atlas

Welcome to the Global Solar Atlas. Start exploring solar potential by clicking on the map. Select sites, draw rectangles or polygons by clicking the respective map controls. Calculate energy production for