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RESource

A Modular and Transparent Open-Source Framework for Sub-National Assessment of Solar and Land-based Wind Potential.

Warning

This library is under heavy development

RESource is developed to enable reproducible, adaptable assessments of VRE potential that are sensitive to local constraints and planning priorities. We developed a structured, modular workflow that integrates geospatial, temporal, economic, and regulatory data to evaluate site suitability for solar and wind energy development. This structured methodology ensures transparency and transferability, allowing RESource to be adapted for different regions and scaled for long-term strategic energy planning.

Workflow overview

Contents:

• RESource Builder Module
  • Step 1: Prepare Spatial Grid Cells
  • Step 2: Calculate Potential Capacity
  • Step 3: Get CF and Windspeed from Higher Resolution Data
  • Step 4: Get Timeseries
  • Step 5: Find Grid Proximity
  • Step 6: Scoring Metric to Rank the Sites
  • Step 7: Clusterized Representation of the Sites
• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
    • 1. Clone the Repository
    • 2. Set Up the Environment
    • 3. Activate the Environment
  • Alternative Installation Methods
    • Manual Environment Setup
    • Update Existing Environment
  • Verify Installation
  • Quick Start
    • 1. Basic Usage
    • 2. Process ATB Data
  • Working with Notebooks
  • Documentation
    • Build Documentation Locally
  • Automated Documentation Deployment
    • GitHub Actions Workflows
    • Setup GitHub Pages
    • Workflow Features
    • Local Testing Before Deployment
  • Configuration
  • Troubleshooting
    • Common Issues
    • Getting Help
  • Development
    • Export Environment
    • Clean Environment
  • Next Steps
• RES APIs
  • RESource Builder
  • Annual Technology Baseline (ATB)
  • Administrative Boundaries
  • Spatial Grid Cell Processor
  • Global Land Cover
  • Global Wind Atlas
  • Visualization
  • Scorer
  • Clustering
  • Local Data Store with HDF5 file
  • Turbine Configuration
    • OEDBTurbines
  • Units
• Canadian Case Study
• Contributing Developers

Notebooks:

• Explore data store
  • What’s inside the Store ?
• Example Visuals for BC
  • Load dataframes from Store
  • Create Visuals
  • Grid
  • Resources
  • CF checks
• Static Plots
• Static Data Visuals in Interactive Maps
• Timeseries Plots