International Renewable Energy Resource Maps and Atlases

NREL is a world leader in the assessment of renewable energy resources, with unique measurement and modeling capabilities to validate existing data and develop high-resolution resources maps. Some of our international resource work is accessible below.

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Wind Atlases

• Wind Energy Resource Atlas of Oaxaca (2003) (PDF 15.6 MB)
• Atlas de Recursos Eólicos del Estado de Oaxaca (PDF 9.3 MB)
  (The Spanish version of Wind Energy Resource Atlas of Oaxaca)
• Wind Energy Resource Atlas of Armenia (2003) (PDF 8.7 MB)
• Wind Energy Resource Atlas of Southeast China (2002) (PDF 16.1 MB)
• Wind Energy Resource Atlas of the Dominican Republic (2001) (PDF 15.5 MB)
• Wind Energy Resource Atlas of Mongolia (2001) (PDF 24.5 MB)
• Wind Energy Resource Atlas of the Philippines (2001) (PDF 16.9 MB)
• Wind Energy Resource Atlas of Sri Lanka and the Maldives (PDF 28.7 MB)
• Wind Energy Resource Atlas of Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.)

Mexico Wind Maps

• Baja California Norte Border Region (JPEG 542 KB); (PDF 367 KB)
• Western Chihuahua Border Region (JPEG 621 KB); (PDF 950 KB)
• Northwestern Mexico Border Areas (JPEG 538 KB); PDF 726 KB)
• Eastern Sonora Border Region (JPEG 467 KB); (PDF 342 KB)
• Western Sonora Border Region (JPEG 454 KB); (PDF 599 KB)
• More Wind Resource Maps for Mexico

Solar Maps

• Direct Normal Solar Radiation Map: Southern Mexico (JPEG 82 KB)
• Global Horizontal Solar Radiation Map: Southern Mexico (JPEG 82 KB)

International Maps

See economic analysis for more international resource maps on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Also access the Geospatial Toolkits page for resource maps on countries including Brazil, China, Ghana, and others.

More Information

See integrated resource assessment publications for more information.