Christopher Damon of URI's Environmental Data Center presents for the Renewable Energy Siting Partnership.

1. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Shifting the Paradigm:
Developing Tools for Evaluating Renewable Energy
Potential in Rhode Island
Environmental Data Center, University of Rhode Island
Kathleen M. Mallon Outreach Center, University of Rhode Island
Environment Northeast

2. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Framework
Gather Available Information
Analytics
Tools and Utilities
Visualization
Distribution

3. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Trends and Statistics
Gather available info
Regional Patterns
State Views
Data to include: energy production; transmission; consumption; delivery systems

4. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Trends and Statistics
Gather available info
Regional Patterns Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: Electricity Generation by Fuel Type
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: Electricity Consumption

5. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Trends and Statistics
Gather available info
State
Summaries
– Requires better
resolution of data
– Non‐traditional
mapping methods
– Coordinating with
NGrid

6. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Wind Power
Gather available info
Elevation Land Cover Wind Speed with Turbines

7. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Low‐Head Hydro Power
Gather available info
Potential/Constraints for
Power Development
Using Existing Dams
Data Needs
– Dam characteristics
– Elevation
– Watershed boundaries Wikipedia.org
– Land cover Traditional Hydroelectric Facility
– Flow statistics

8. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Low‐Head Hydro Power
Gather available info
Analytics
INL Virtual Hydropower Prospector
– Locate and assess resource potential
USGS StreamStats
– Watershed development

9. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Solar Power
Gather available info
PV Potential on Closed
Landfill Sites
Data Needs
– Elevation
– Meteorological info
– Existing array locations Solarenergyfact.org

10. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Solar Power
Gather available info
Digital Elevation Models
Solarenergyfact.org
Source: NED 30m (~98ft) Source: LiDAR 0.6m (2ft)

11. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Solar Analyst
Gather available info
Analytics
Used by Multiple
Agencies/Groups
– U.S. Forest Service
– Renewable Energy Atlas of
Vermont
– Solar Boston
Esri, 2011

12. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Solar Analyst
Gather available info
Analytics
Develop Viewshed
Hemispherical (“fisheye”) view

13. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Solar Analyst
Gather available info
Analytics
Esri, 2011
Viewshed – determines area of available sky

14. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Solar Analyst
Gather available info
Analytics
Esri, 2011 Esri, 2011
Sunmap – direct radiation Skymap – diffuse radiation

15. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Solar Analyst
Gather available info
Analytics
Global
Radiation
Esri, 2011
Direct Radiation Diffuse Radiation

16. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Solar Analyst
Gather available info
Analytics Solar Potential
– Status – Ongoing, evaluating Solarenergyfact.org
methodology with TMY data
Elevation Surface Solar Potential W‐h/m²

17. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Solar Analyst
Gather available info
Analytics Solar Potential With Constraints
– Roads, Wetlands, 100yr floodplain
Original Solar Potential Output Solar Potential With Constraints Removed

18. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Tools and Utilities
Gather available info
Analytics
Tools
PVWatts Viewer
http://mapserve3.nrel.gov/PVWatts_Viewer/index.html
Site Evaluation Tools
– No need to reinvent the wheel

19. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Tools and Utilities
Gather available info
Analytics
Tools
In My Backyard (IMBY)
http://mercator.nrel.gov/imby/

20. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Tools and Utilities
Gather available info
Analytics
Tools
In My Backyard (IMBY)
http://mercator.nrel.gov/imby/

21. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Visualization
Gather available info
Analytics
Tools
Look; Find; Communicate
Visualization/Distribution
http://www.njenergydatacenter.org/
http://www.vtenergyatlas.com/

22. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Visualization
Gather available info
Analytics The Open PV Project
Tools
Visualization/Distribution
Look; Find;
Communicate
http://openpv.nrel.gov/gallery

23. Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (RESP):
Helping Communities make Renewable Energy Decisions
Mapping Within the RESP: Visualization
Gather available info
Analytics
Tools
Visualization/Distribution
Primary Features:
> RI energy summaries and RE info
> Background energy info
> Charts, graphs, tables, maps of
regional/state energy usage
> Resource potential and site
evaluation tools
> Downloadable data and maps
Web Design RFP
> Final interviews in process