PLANtoACT Task 2.2: Renewable Energy Potentials Analysis Data

Description

This repository presents the results of the renewable energy potentials estimation carried out within Work Package 2 (WP2, Task 2.2) of the PLANtoACT project.

Scope of the data assembly

The dataset provides spatial data for the estimation of renewable energy potentials for the five pilot regions of the project: Oberland (Germany), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France), Lombardia (Italy), the Porto Metropolitan Area (Portugal), and Alba County (Romania).

Data collection methodology and validation

The data was obtained by combining globally available data sources (e.g., CORINE Land Cover dataset) with local, region-specific sources where available (such as 3D building models).

Repository contents

The repository is organized by pilot region. For each region, the repository provides the following specific files:

• pv_potentials.txt: Region-specific documentation detailing the pv energy potentials per deployment configurations.
• wind_potentials.txt: Region-specific documentation detailing the wind energy potentials per deployment configurations.
• ren_ene_potentials.gpkg: Complete dataset containing pv and wind energy potentials at municipal level.

References

List of all data used.

• Copernicus CORINE Land Cover (CLC 2018): European Environment Agency (2019). CORINE Land Cover 2018 (vector/raster 100 m), Europe, 6-yearly, version 2020_20u1. Copernicus Land Monitoring Service. [Dataset] https://doi.org/10.2909/71c95a07-e296-44fc-b22b-415f42acfdf0
• Copernicus DSM (100 m): European Space Agency / Copernicus Programme. Copernicus DEM — Global and European Digital Elevation Model, GLO-30 instance (30 m native resolution, data acquired by the TanDEM-X mission 2011–2015), resampled to 100 m (EU-LAEA projection). [Dataset] https://dataspace.copernicus.eu/explore-data/data-collections/copernicus-contributing-missions/collections-description/COP-DEM Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem
• EEA Nationally Designated Areas (NatDA): European Environment Agency. Nationally designated areas — the official source of protected area information from the 38 European member countries to the World Database of Protected Areas (WDPA), maintained by the EEA with support from the European Topic Centre on Data Integration and Digitalisation (formerly the Common Database on Designated Areas, CDDA). [Dataset] https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/nationally-designated-areas-national-cdda-17 EMODnet
• EEA Natura 2000: European Environment Agency. Natura 2000 — spatial data (end-2021 release, revision 1). Ecological network of protected sites under the Birds Directive (1979) and Habitats Directive (1992). [Dataset] https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/natura-14
• Global Wind Atlas (wind power density): Floors, R. et al. (2025). Global Wind Atlas v4, https://doi.org/10.11583/DTU.28955267. Produced and maintained by the Global Wind Atlas, Department of Wind Energy at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU Wind Energy) and the World Bank Group. [Dataset] https://globalwindatlas.info figshareGEE Community Catalog
• JRC DBSM: Martínez, A. M., Kakoulaki, G., Florio, P., Politis, P., Gounari, O. (2026). DBSM R2025: EU Digital Building Stock Model update including satellite-based attributes and rooftop photovoltaics potential. European Commission, Joint Research Centre. [Dataset] https://data.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset/a601a4a8-9289-4fc4-983a-25d54f957f3a
• JRC European Flood Hazard Maps (100-year return period): Dottori, F., Alfieri, L., Bianchi, A., Skoien, J., Salamon, P. (2021). River flood hazard maps for Europe and the Mediterranean Basin region — 100-year return period. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC). [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/1D128B6C-A4EE-4858-9E34-6210707F3C81, PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/1d128b6c-a4ee-4858-9e34-6210707f3c81 (methodology described in Dottori et al., "A new dataset of river flood hazard maps for Europe and the Mediterranean Basin," which presents high-resolution (100 m) hazard maps for river flooding covering most European countries plus river basins draining into the Mediterranean and Black Sea, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-1549-2022) European Commission
• OpenStreetMap (parking areas): OpenStreetMap contributors. Planet dump. OpenStreetMap Foundation. [Dataset] https://www.openstreetmap.org (© OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License)

• Germany (Oberland):
  • 3D Building Models (LoD2): Bayerische Vermessungsverwaltung. (2024). 3D-Gebäudemodelle (LoD2). https://geodaten.bayern.de/opengeodata/OpenDataDetail.html?pn=lod2
• France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes):
  • BD-TOPO: IGN. (2024). BD TOPO. https://geoservices.ign.fr/bdtopo
• Italy (Lombardia):
  • DBGT: Regione Lombardia. (2024). Database Geo-Topografico (DBGT). https://www.geoportale.regione.lombardia.it/specifiche-tecniche