RePP Africa – a georeferenced and curated database on existing and proposed wind, solar, and hydropower plants
Abstract Promoting a transition to low-carbon energy systems to mitigate climate change requires an optimization of renewable energy (RE) planning. However, curated data for the most promising RE technologies, hydro-, wind and solar power, are missing, which limits data-based decision-making support...
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| description | Abstract Promoting a transition to low-carbon energy systems to mitigate climate change requires an optimization of renewable energy (RE) planning. However, curated data for the most promising RE technologies, hydro-, wind and solar power, are missing, which limits data-based decision-making support. Here, a spatially explicit database for existing and proposed renewable power plants is provided: The Renewable Power Plant database for Africa (RePP Africa) encompasses 1074 hydro-, 1128 solar, and 276 wind power plant records. For each power plant, geographic coordinates, country, construction status, and capacity (in megawatt) are reported. The number of RePP Africa records exceeds the respective values in other existing open-access databases and matches available cumulative capacity data reported by international energy organizations best with deviations <13% for hydro-, <23% for wind, and <32% for solar power plants. This contemporary database is the most harmonized open-accessible reference source on RE power plants across Africa for stakeholders from science, (non-)governmental organizations, consulting, and industry; providing a fundamental data basis for the development of an integrated sustainable RE mix. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f6f187d1fe64f0384e546ef7574f2d32023-01-08T12:04:20ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632023-01-0110111410.1038/s41597-022-01922-1RePP Africa – a georeferenced and curated database on existing and proposed wind, solar, and hydropower plantsRebecca Peters0Jürgen Berlekamp1Klement Tockner2Christiane Zarfl3Department of Geosciences, Eberhard Karls University of TübingenInstitute of Environmental Systems Research, University of OsnabrückSenckenberg Society for Nature ResearchDepartment of Geosciences, Eberhard Karls University of TübingenAbstract Promoting a transition to low-carbon energy systems to mitigate climate change requires an optimization of renewable energy (RE) planning. However, curated data for the most promising RE technologies, hydro-, wind and solar power, are missing, which limits data-based decision-making support. Here, a spatially explicit database for existing and proposed renewable power plants is provided: The Renewable Power Plant database for Africa (RePP Africa) encompasses 1074 hydro-, 1128 solar, and 276 wind power plant records. For each power plant, geographic coordinates, country, construction status, and capacity (in megawatt) are reported. The number of RePP Africa records exceeds the respective values in other existing open-access databases and matches available cumulative capacity data reported by international energy organizations best with deviations <13% for hydro-, <23% for wind, and <32% for solar power plants. This contemporary database is the most harmonized open-accessible reference source on RE power plants across Africa for stakeholders from science, (non-)governmental organizations, consulting, and industry; providing a fundamental data basis for the development of an integrated sustainable RE mix.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01922-1 |
| spellingShingle | Rebecca Peters Jürgen Berlekamp Klement Tockner Christiane Zarfl RePP Africa – a georeferenced and curated database on existing and proposed wind, solar, and hydropower plants Scientific Data |
| title | RePP Africa – a georeferenced and curated database on existing and proposed wind, solar, and hydropower plants |
| title_full | RePP Africa – a georeferenced and curated database on existing and proposed wind, solar, and hydropower plants |
| title_fullStr | RePP Africa – a georeferenced and curated database on existing and proposed wind, solar, and hydropower plants |
| title_full_unstemmed | RePP Africa – a georeferenced and curated database on existing and proposed wind, solar, and hydropower plants |
| title_short | RePP Africa – a georeferenced and curated database on existing and proposed wind, solar, and hydropower plants |
| title_sort | repp africa a georeferenced and curated database on existing and proposed wind solar and hydropower plants |
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