This page contains a list of all the freely available datasets of energy variables (electricity demand, wind/solar/hydro-power) reconstructions based on climate reanalyses or climate change projections.
The list is a work-in-progress, please reply to this post if you want to add a dataset or suggest a correction.
The acronym CF stands for "Capacity factor", the ratio between the energy output and the total installed capacity.
| Name | Unit | Period | Domain | Spat. res. | Time res. | Meteo input(s) | data license | updates | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3S Operational | Energy, Power | 1979-present | Europe | Country | daily | ERA5 | ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 | yes | https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.4bd77450 |
| ECEM | Energy, Power | 1979-2016 | Europe | Country | daily | ERA-INTERIM | ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 | no | http://ecem.wemcouncil.org/ |
| JRC 2020 | Power | 1990-2015 | Europe | Country | hourly | ERA5 | CC BY 4.0 | no | https://data.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset/221c6cf4-98c0-4793-8e3a-78820377387f |
| UREAD Energy Reanalysis | Power | 1980-2018 | Europe | Country | Hourly | MERRA2 | CC Attributions 4.0 | no | http://dx.doi.org/10.17864/1947.239 |
| Name | Unit | Period | Domain | Spat. res. | Time res. | Meteo input(s) | data license | updates | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3S Operational | CF, Energy, Power | 1979-present | Europe | 25km, NUTS0, NUTS2 | hourly | ERA5 | ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 | yes | https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.4bd77450 |
| ECEM | CF, Energy, Power | 1979-2016 | Europe | Country and eh2050 clusters | daily | ERA-INTERIM | ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 | no | http://ecem.wemcouncil.org/ |
| EMHIRES-Solar | CF | 1986-2015 | Europe | NUTS2 | Hourly | CM-SAF SARAH | European Commission Reuse | no | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4803353 |
| ENTSO-E PECD | CF | 1982-2016 | Europe | ENTSO-E Area | hourly | https://www.entsoe.eu/outlooks/midterm/ | |||
| ERA5 derived time series of European country-aggregate electricity demand, wind power generation and solar power generation | CF | 1979-2018 | Europe | Country | 3-hourly | ERA5 | CC Attributions 4.0 | no | http://dx.doi.org/10.17864/1947.227 |
| UREAD Energy Reanalysis ERA5 | CF | 1950-2020 | Europe | Country | Hourly | ERA5 | CC Attributions 4.0 | no | https://researchdata.reading.ac.uk/321/ |
| UREAD Energy Reanalysis | CF | 1980-2018 | Europe | Country | Hourly | MERRA2 | CC Attributions 4.0 | no | http://dx.doi.org/10.17864/1947.239 |
| Renewables.ninja | CF | 1980-2019 | Europe | NUTS2 | Hourly | SARAH, MERRA2 | CC-BY-4.0 | yes | https://www.renewables.ninja/ |
| Name | Unit | Period | Domain | Spat. res. | Time res. | Meteo input(s) | data license | updates | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3S Operational | CF, Energy, Power | 1979-present | Europe | 25km, NUTS0, NUTS2 (MAR0 & MAR1 for offshore) | hourly | ERA5 | ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 | yes | https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.4bd77450 |
| ECEM | CF, Energy, Power | 1979-2016 | Europe | Country and eh2050 clusters | daily | ERA-INTERIM | ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 | no | http://ecem.wemcouncil.org/ |
| EMHIRES-Wind | CF | 1986-2015 | Europe | NUTS2 | Hourly | MERRA2 | European Commission Reuse | no | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4803353 |
| ENTSO-E PECD | CF | 1982-2016 | Europe | ENTSO-E Area | hourly | https://www.entsoe.eu/outlooks/midterm/ | |||
| ERA5 derived time series of European country-aggregate electricity demand, wind power generation and solar power generation | CF | 1979-2018 | Europe | Country | 3-hourly | ERA5 | CC Attributions 4.0 | no | http://dx.doi.org/10.17864/1947.227 |
| UREAD Energy Reanalysis ERA5 | CF | 1950-2020 | Europe | Country | Hourly | ERA5 | CC Attributions 4.0 | no | https://researchdata.reading.ac.uk/321/ |
| UREAD Energy Reanalysis | CF | 1980-2018 | Europe | Country | Hourly | MERRA2 | CC Attributions 4.0 | no | http://dx.doi.org/10.17864/1947.239 |
| Renewables.ninja | CF | 1980-2019 | Europe | NUTS2 | Hourly | MERRA2 | CC-BY-4.0 | yes | https://www.renewables.ninja/ |
| WIND Toolkit | Power | 2007-2013 | US | 2x2 km | Hourly | ERA-INTERIM | no | https://www.nrel.gov/grid/wind-toolkit.html |
| Name | Unit | Period | Domain | Spat. res. | Time res. | Meteo input(s) | data license | updates | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3S Operational | CF, Energy, Power | 1979-present | Europe | Country | daily | ERA5 | ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 | yes | https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.4bd77450 |
| ECEM | CF, Energy, Power | 1979-2016 | Europe | Country and eh2050 clusters | daily | ERA-INTERIM | ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 | no | http://ecem.wemcouncil.org/ |
| ENTSO-E PECD | Inflow, reservoirs | 1982-2017 | Europe | ENTSO-E Area | weekly | https://www.entsoe.eu/outlooks/seasonal/ | |||
| JRC 2020 | Inflow, reservoirs | 1990-2015 | Europe | Country | Hourly | LISFLOOD | CC Attributions 4.0 | no | https://data.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset/221c6cf4-98c0-4793-8e3a-78820377387f/resource/fdb93cbc-703e-46b6-8cf7-02fba9a0ac38 |
| JRC-EFAS-Hydropower | Inflow, ror generation | 1991-2019 | Europe | Country | Weekly/daily | C3S EFAS | CC Attributions 4.0 | no | https://zenodo.org/record/4086004 |
| Name | Unit | Period | Domain | Spat. res. | Time res. | climate input(s) | data license | updates | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3S Operational | Energy, Power | 1970-2100 | Europe | Country | 3-hourly | 10 RCMs, RCPS 4.5, 2.8.5, 2.6 (no all scenarios for all models) | ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 | no | https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.f6951a62 |
| ECEM | Energy, Power | 1979-2100 | Europe | Country | daily | 10 RCMs. 3 scenarios | ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 | no | http://ecem.wemcouncil.org/ |
| Unit | Period | Domain | Spat. res. | Time res. | Meteo input(s) | data license | updates | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3S Operational | CF, Energy, Power | 1970-2100 | Europe | 25km, Country, NUTS2 | 3-hourly | 10 RCMs, RCPS 4.5, 2.8.5, 2.6 (no all scenarios for all models) | ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 | no | https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.f6951a62 |
| ECEM | CF, Energy, Power | 1979-2100 | Europe | Country and eh2050 clusters | daily | 10 RCMs, 3 scenarios | ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 | no | http://ecem.wemcouncil.org/ |
| Supplementary Data: 21st Century climate change impacts on key properties of a large-scale renewable-based electricity system | CF | 1970-2100 | Europe | Country | 3-hourly | 5 GCMs, 3 RCP scenarios | CC-BY-4.0 | no | https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/zs55rrrvzw/1 |
| Name | Unit | Period | Start year | End year | Domain | Spat. res. | Time res. | Meteo input(s) | data license | updates | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3S Operational | CF, Energy, Power | 1970-2100 | 1970 | 2100 | Europe | 25km, Country, NUTS2 (MAR0 & MAR1 for offshore) | 3-hourly | 10 RCMs, RCPS 4.5, 2.8.5, 2.6 (no all scenarios for all models) | ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 | no | https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.f6951a62 |
| ECEM | CF, Energy, Power | 1979-2100 | 1979 | 2100 | Europe | Country and eh2050 clusters | daily | 10 RCMs, 3 scenarios | ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 | no | http://ecem.wemcouncil.org/ |
| Supplementary Data: 21st Century climate change impacts on key properties of a large-scale renewable-based electricity system | CF | 1970-2100 | 1970 | 2100 | Europe | Country | 3-hourly | 5 GCMs, 3 RCP scenarios | CC-BY-4.0 | no | https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/zs55rrrvzw/1 |
| Name | Unit | Period | Start year | End year | Domain | Spat. res. | Time res. | climate input(s) | data license | updates | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3S Operational | CF, Energy, Power | 1970-2100 | 1970 | 2100 | Europe | Country | 3-hourly | 10 RCMs, RCPS 4.5, 2.8.5, 2.6 (no all scenarios for all models) | ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 | no | https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.f6951a62 |
| ECEM | CF, Energy, Power | 1979-2100 | 1979 | 2100 | Europe | Country | daily | 10 RCMs, 3 scenarios | ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 | no | http://ecem.wemcouncil.org/ |