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)

More Information

See economic analysis for more international resource maps on Afghanistan and Pakistan.

See integrated resource assessment publications for more information.