Climate reanalysis datasets
This page contains a list of all the freely available datasets of energy variables (electricity demand, wind/solar/hydro-power) reconstructions based on climate reanalyses or climate change projections.
The list is a work-in-progress, please reply to this post if you want to add a dataset or suggest a correction.
The acronym CF stands for “Capacity factor”, the ratio between the energy output and the total installed capacity.
Historical period
Electricity demand
Solar power
| Name |
Unit |
Period |
Domain |
Spat. res. |
Time res. |
Meteo input(s) |
data license |
updates |
URL |
| C3S Operational |
CF, Energy, Power |
1979-present |
Europe |
25km, NUTS0, NUTS2 |
hourly |
ERA5 |
ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 |
yes |
Climate and energy indicators for Europe from 1979 to present derived from reanalysis |
| ECEM |
CF, Energy, Power |
1979-2016 |
Europe |
Country and eh2050 clusters |
daily |
ERA-INTERIM |
ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 |
no |
http://ecem.wemcouncil.org/ |
| EMHIRES-Solar |
CF |
1986-2015 |
Europe |
NUTS2 |
Hourly |
CM-SAF SARAH |
European Commission Reuse |
no |
EMHIRES dataset: wind and solar power generation [archived] |
| ENTSO-E PECD |
CF |
1982-2016 |
Europe |
ENTSO-E Area |
hourly |
|
|
|
Mid Term Adequacy Forecast |
| ERA5 derived time series of European country-aggregate electricity demand, wind power generation and solar power generation |
CF |
1979-2018 |
Europe |
Country |
3-hourly |
ERA5 |
CC Attributions 4.0 |
no |
ERA5 derived time series of European country-aggregate electricity demand, wind power generation and solar power generation - University of Reading Research Data Archive |
| UREAD Energy Reanalysis |
CF |
1980-2018 |
Europe |
Country |
Hourly |
MERRA2 |
CC Attributions 4.0 |
no |
MERRA2 derived time series of European country-aggregate electricity demand, wind power generation and solar power generation - University of Reading Research Data Archive |
| UREAD Energy Reanalysis ERA5 |
CF |
1950-2020 |
Europe |
Country |
Hourly |
ERA5 |
CC Attributions 4.0 |
no |
ERA5 derived time series of European aggregated surface weather variables, wind power, and solar power capacity factors: hourly data from 1950-2020 - University of Reading Research Data Archive |
| Renewables.ninja |
CF |
1980-2019 |
Europe |
NUTS2 |
Hourly |
SARAH, MERRA2 |
CC-BY-4.0 |
yes |
https://www.renewables.ninja/ |
Wind power
| Name |
Unit |
Period |
Domain |
Spat. res. |
Time res. |
Meteo input(s) |
data license |
updates |
URL |
| C3S Operational |
CF, Energy, Power |
1979-present |
Europe |
25km, NUTS0, NUTS2 (MAR0 & MAR1 for offshore) |
hourly |
ERA5 |
ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 |
yes |
Climate and energy indicators for Europe from 1979 to present derived from reanalysis |
| ECEM |
CF, Energy, Power |
1979-2016 |
Europe |
Country and eh2050 clusters |
daily |
ERA-INTERIM |
ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 |
no |
http://ecem.wemcouncil.org/ |
| EMHIRES-Wind |
CF |
1986-2015 |
Europe |
NUTS2 |
Hourly |
MERRA2 |
European Commission Reuse |
no |
EMHIRES dataset: wind and solar power generation [archived] |
| ENTSO-E PECD |
CF |
1982-2016 |
Europe |
ENTSO-E Area |
hourly |
|
|
|
Mid Term Adequacy Forecast |
| ERA5 derived time series of European country-aggregate electricity demand, wind power generation and solar power generation |
CF |
1979-2018 |
Europe |
Country |
3-hourly |
ERA5 |
CC Attributions 4.0 |
no |
ERA5 derived time series of European country-aggregate electricity demand, wind power generation and solar power generation - University of Reading Research Data Archive |
| UREAD Energy Reanalysis |
CF |
1980-2018 |
Europe |
Country |
Hourly |
MERRA2 |
CC Attributions 4.0 |
no |
MERRA2 derived time series of European country-aggregate electricity demand, wind power generation and solar power generation - University of Reading Research Data Archive |
| UREAD Energy Reanalysis ERA5 |
CF |
1950-2020 |
Europe |
Country |
Hourly |
ERA5 |
CC Attributions 4.0 |
no |
ERA5 derived time series of European aggregated surface weather variables, wind power, and solar power capacity factors: hourly data from 1950-2020 - University of Reading Research Data Archive |
| Renewables.ninja |
CF |
1980-2019 |
Europe |
NUTS2 |
Hourly |
MERRA2 |
CC-BY-4.0 |
yes |
https://www.renewables.ninja/ |
| WIND Toolkit |
Power |
2007-2013 |
US |
2x2 km |
Hourly |
ERA-INTERIM |
|
no |
Wind Integration National Dataset Toolkits | Grid Modernization | NLR |
Hydropower
Climate change projections
Demand
Solar power
|
Unit |
Period |
Domain |
Spat. res. |
Time res. |
Meteo input(s) |
data license |
updates |
URL |
| C3S Operational |
CF, Energy, Power |
1970-2100 |
Europe |
25km, Country, NUTS2 |
3-hourly |
10 RCMs, RCPS 4.5, 2.8.5, 2.6 (no all scenarios for all models) |
ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 |
no |
Climate and energy indicators for Europe from 2005 to 2100 derived from climate projections |
| ECEM |
CF, Energy, Power |
1979-2100 |
Europe |
Country and eh2050 clusters |
daily |
10 RCMs, 3 scenarios |
ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 |
no |
http://ecem.wemcouncil.org/ |
| Supplementary Data: 21st Century climate change impacts on key properties of a large-scale renewable-based electricity system |
CF |
1970-2100 |
Europe |
Country |
3-hourly |
5 GCMs, 3 RCP scenarios |
CC-BY-4.0 |
no |
Supplementary Data: 21st Century climate change impacts on key properties of a large-scale renewable-based electricity system - Mendeley Data |
Wind power
| Name |
Unit |
Period |
Start year |
End year |
Domain |
Spat. res. |
Time res. |
Meteo input(s) |
data license |
updates |
URL |
| C3S Operational |
CF, Energy, Power |
1970-2100 |
1970 |
2100 |
Europe |
25km, Country, NUTS2 (MAR0 & MAR1 for offshore) |
3-hourly |
10 RCMs, RCPS 4.5, 2.8.5, 2.6 (no all scenarios for all models) |
ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 |
no |
Climate and energy indicators for Europe from 2005 to 2100 derived from climate projections |
| ECEM |
CF, Energy, Power |
1979-2100 |
1979 |
2100 |
Europe |
Country and eh2050 clusters |
daily |
10 RCMs, 3 scenarios |
ECMWF Copernicus License 1.0 |
no |
http://ecem.wemcouncil.org/ |
| Supplementary Data: 21st Century climate change impacts on key properties of a large-scale renewable-based electricity system |
CF |
1970-2100 |
1970 |
2100 |
Europe |
Country |
3-hourly |
5 GCMs, 3 RCP scenarios |
CC-BY-4.0 |
no |
Supplementary Data: 21st Century climate change impacts on key properties of a large-scale renewable-based electricity system - Mendeley Data |
Hydropower
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