Donna Heimiller
Donna Heimiller is a member of the Data Analysis and Visualization Group in the Strategic Energy Analysis Center.
Sr. GIS Analyst
On staff since June 1998
Phone number: 303-275-4675 or 303-384-7098
E-mail: donna.heimiller@nrel.gov
Analysis expertise
- Geospatial analysis and modeling supporting multiple resource assessment technologies, regional-scale site evaluation, and energy system modeling
- Electricity infrastructure analysis
- Data visualization
Primary research interests
- Renewable resource development opportunities and issues, within a spatial context (multiple technologies)
- Renewable resource characterization (multiple technologies)
Education and background training
- M.F. in spatial data analysis, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, 1999
- B.S. in natural resources, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1993
Selected publications and Web sites
Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory's GIS Web site
Heimiller, D., S. Haymes, M. Schwartz, and W. Musial, 2007. "Offshore Wind Resource Potential of the United States." Oceans 2007 Conference. 29 September - 4 October 2007, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Columbia, MD: Marine Technology Society (MTS). NREL Report No. CP-581-43404. doi:10.1109/OCEANS.2007.4449210
Heimiller, D., D. Renné, T. Stoffel, and E. Brown, 2006. Report to Congress on Renewable Energy Resource Assessment Information for the United States. Prepared for U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. (PDF 122 KB)
Blair, N., M. Mehos, W. Short, and D. Heimiller, 2006. "Concentrating Solar Deployment System (CSDS) — A New Model for Estimating U.S. Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Market Potential." Solar 2006 Conference, 9-13 July 2006, Denver, Colorado. Boulder, CO: American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and New York: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). NREL Report No. CP-620-40525.
Karsteadt, R. (USFS), with D. Dahle, D. Heimiller, and T. Nealon (NREL), 2005. Assessing the Potential for Renewable Energy on National Forest System Lands. NREL Report No. BK-710-36759.
Short, W., N. Blair, D. Heimiller, and V. Singh, 2003. Modeling the Long-Term Market Penetration of Wind in the United States. NREL Report No. CP-620-34469.
Heimiller, D., and S. Haymes, 2001. Geographic Information Systems in Support of Wind Energy Activities at NREL: Preprint. NREL Report No. CP-500-29164.
Full list of Donna Heimiller publications (NREL)
Personal interests/hobbies
Reading, board games, hiking
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