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Global Energy Tool Library

Find electricity data, gas infrastructure maps, renewable resource tools and system modelling resources for early project research.

16 selected resources · Reviewed 3 October 2026 · External resources, operated by their respective publishers.

16 tools shown

Grid & electricity

Rebase Grid Map

Explore electricity prices, generation mix and cross-border flows.

Coverage
Europe-focused market time series; wider map and plant layers
Access
Public map; API beta access described by Rebase
Use with care
The globe view does not establish complete worldwide live grid coverage. Visible power-line flows may be illustrative.
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Entry reviewed: 3 October 2026
Grid & electricity

SEforALL Global Grids Database

Compare grid development, operation, service, policy and sustainability indicators.

Coverage
220 countries and territories; indicators vary by country and year
Access
Public indicator portal and country briefs
Use with care
Macro indicators have gaps and mixed reference years; they do not replace site outage records.
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Entry reviewed: 3 October 2026
Grid & electricity

Electricity Maps

Explore electricity carbon intensity and zone-level electricity information.

Coverage
Supported electricity zones; check coverage
Access
Public map; API requires account and plan review
Use with care
Coverage and observed versus estimated data differ by zone. Carbon intensity is not a retail electricity tariff.
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Entry reviewed: 3 October 2026
Grid & electricity

ENTSO-E Transparency Platform

Access generation, load, transmission and balancing data.

Coverage
European electricity markets
Access
Public platform; consult extraction and API procedures
Use with care
Wholesale market data must be separated from a customer electricity bill, network charges and taxes.
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Entry reviewed: 3 October 2026
Grid & electricity

Ember Electricity Data Explorer

Compare electricity demand, generation, capacity and emissions across countries.

Coverage
Global country data; annual and monthly coverage differ
Access
Open data; CC BY 4.0 with attribution
Use with care
Check data year and monthly coverage; this is not a real-time grid monitoring service.
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Entry reviewed: 3 October 2026
Projects & fuel

GEM Global Integrated Power Tracker

Explore power capacity, plant status, fuel and ownership.

Coverage
Global power facilities; technology-specific size thresholds
Access
Public tracker; dataset download through publisher
Use with care
Oil and gas units below the published size thresholds may be missing; this is not an exhaustive small-generator inventory.
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Entry reviewed: 3 October 2026
Projects & fuel

GEM Global Gas Infrastructure Tracker

Locate gas transmission pipelines and LNG terminals with project status.

Coverage
Global gas transmission and LNG import/export infrastructure
Access
Public tracker; Excel and GIS downloads through publisher
Use with care
Infrastructure presence does not confirm contracted gas availability, truck delivery or delivered fuel price.
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Entry reviewed: 3 October 2026
Projects & fuel

EIA International Energy

Research country energy supply, consumption and trade context.

Coverage
International country and regional energy statistics
Access
Public country analysis and statistics
Use with care
Check reporting periods, units and country coverage; national statistics are not a supplier quotation.
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Entry reviewed: 3 October 2026
Resource assessment

Global Solar Atlas

Screen solar resource and preliminary PV yield for a location.

Coverage
Global solar resource and PV potential
Access
Public atlas; site reports and GIS downloads
Use with care
Long-term modeled resource and generic PV assumptions are suitable for preliminary screening.
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Entry reviewed: 3 October 2026
Resource assessment

Global Wind Atlas

Identify windy areas and perform preliminary wind-resource assessment.

Coverage
Global wind resource
Access
Free atlas; downloadable maps and datasets
Use with care
Modeled wind resource needs site-specific assessment before a bankable project design.
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Entry reviewed: 3 October 2026
Resource assessment

NASA POWER

Retrieve solar and weather parameters for site assessments and model inputs.

Coverage
Worldwide solar and meteorological datasets
Access
Free data viewer, API and datastore access
Use with care
Satellite and model datasets have defined resolutions and uncertainties; they are not site measurements.
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Entry reviewed: 3 October 2026
Resource assessment

European Commission PVGIS

Estimate grid-connected or off-grid PV output and obtain hourly or typical-year data.

Coverage
Coverage depends on the selected radiation database
Access
Public web calculator; CSV and JSON output
Use with care
Verify site database coverage, losses, orientation and consumption inputs. It does not model our complete gas microgrid.
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Entry reviewed: 3 October 2026
System modelling

REopt Web Tool

Evaluate system mix, sizing, dispatch, economics and critical-load resilience.

Coverage
Site-based hybrid distributed-energy studies
Access
Web tool; API and open-source links; account options
Use with care
Local tariffs, load profiles, costs and technology constraints must be supplied and checked. Output is not an equipment quote.
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Entry reviewed: 3 October 2026
System modelling

System Advisor Model (SAM)

Model PV, batteries and other energy technologies with financial assumptions.

Coverage
User-defined energy project models
Access
Free desktop software; registration required at first run
Use with care
This is desktop software, not an instant web quotation engine. Choose the appropriate technical and financial model.
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Entry reviewed: 3 October 2026
System modelling

SolaX Design

Access the SolaX partner design environment for project studies.

Coverage
Partner equipment and supported design workflows
Access
SolaX account sign-in required
Use with care
Public entry confirmed; authenticated BESS sizing, pricing, API and embedding capabilities have not been verified for this library.
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Entry reviewed: 3 October 2026
Data discovery

Rebase Awesome Energy Datasets

Discover additional energy data sources by topic and geography.

Coverage
Multi-region catalogue of energy datasets
Access
Public GitHub catalogue
Use with care
A catalogue is not the underlying source; verify each linked dataset, license and freshness independently.
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Entry reviewed: 3 October 2026