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Geo-locations and System Data of Renewable Energy Installations in Germany

<h2>Content</h2> <p>The <strong>dataset contains </strong>geolocation and system data on <strong>renewable energy installations in Germany</strong>. It is provided as <strong>GeoPackage (.gpkg) files </strong>with point geometries for onshore and offshore wind turbines, ground-mounted photovoltaic systems, bioenergy systems and their associated combined heat and power plants, hydropower plants, renewable gas production sites, and energy storage systems. In addition, it includes a file with polygon geometries for photovoltaic field systems and the same data in <strong>CSV format</strong>.</p> <p>The dataset is a <strong>site-verified extract</strong> from the <a href="https://www.marktstammdatenregister.de/MaStR/Datendownload" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Marktstammdatenregister</strong> </a>(Core Energy Market Data Register, <strong>MaStR</strong>) maintained by the Bundesnetzagentur (Federal Network Agency, BNetzA) as of <strong>January 1, 2025</strong>. System-relevant information was further checked for plausibility and, where necessary, corrected through individual research.</p> <p>The <strong>data processing steps</strong> are documented in the <strong>Git repository</strong>:<strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://git.ufz.de/manske/regeoloc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://git.ufz.de/manske/regeoloc</a></strong>.</p> <p>A <strong>detailed description</strong> of the processing <strong>workflow </strong>is provided in the related article: <strong><a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/data7090128" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.3390/data7090128</a></strong>.<strong> </strong>The article outlines the guiding principles, while the methodology is continuously being refined.</p> <h2>Metrics</h2> <p>The table presents a executive summary&nbsp; of the compiled dataset compared to the MaStR data extract at the specified cut-off date.</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>Dataset (V20250101)</strong></td> <td><strong>n records</strong></td> <td><strong>sum capacity</strong></td> <td><strong>n location corrected*</strong></td> <td><strong>Records not included from MaStR extract**</strong><br><strong>(n records / sum capacity)</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bioenergy</td> <td>23,012</td> <td>9144 MW</td> <td>11,377</td> <td>4 / 0.1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cogeneration_Units</td> <td>13,110</td> <td>29,992 MW</td> <td>not applicable</td> <td>not applicable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Energy_Storage</td> <td>912</td> <td>11,864 MW</td> <td>134</td> <td>0 / 0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gas_Production</td> <td>274</td> <td>85,956&nbsp;MWh / h</td> <td>22</td> <td>54 / not applicable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hydropower</td> <td>8686</td> <td>5405 MW</td> <td>2078</td> <td>4 / 0.3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Solar_Energy_Polygons</td> <td>9770</td> <td>35,056 ha</td> <td>not applicable</td> <td>not applicable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Solar_Energy</td> <td>12,237</td> <td>27,158 MW</td> <td>11,594</td> <td>54855 / 1067</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wind_Energy</td> <td>32,317</td> <td>74,793 MW</td> <td>4132</td> <td>1054 / 55</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>*Number of records whose location was adjusted by at least 10 meters.<br>**There are several reasons why certain records were not included. In most cases, they could not be assigned to a specific location due to incorrect or incomplete location information in MaStR.</p> <h2>Version History</h2> <table style="width: 100.059%; height: 141.067px;"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 17.6333px;"> <td style="width: 9.54374%; height: 17.6333px; text-align: left;"><strong>Version</strong></td> <td style="width: 11.4269%; text-align: left;"><strong>Cut-off Date</strong></td> <td style="width: 78.9876%; height: 17.6333px; text-align: left;"><strong>Documentation / Executive Summary&nbsp;</strong></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 35.2667px;"> <td style="width: 9.54374%; height: 35.2667px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16942382">V20250101</a></td> <td style="width: 11.4269%; text-align: left;">2025/01/01</td> <td style="width: 78.9876%; height: 35.2667px; text-align: left;">- Photovoltaic installations in MaStR previously classified as 'Building (Others)' have been reclassified as 'Ground-mounted' where applicable for solar energy systems.<br>- Category 'Big parking lot' has been introduced for solar energy systems.<br>- Additional locations for hydro power plants have been identified.<br>- All wind turbine locations were re-examined.</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 35.2667px;"> <td style="width: 9.54374%; height: 35.2667px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14627853">V20240204</a></td> <td style="width: 11.4269%; text-align: left;">2024/01/04</td> <td style="width: 78.9876%; height: 35.2667px; text-align: left;">- Category 'Agrivoltaics' has been introduced for solar energy systems.<br>- Related cogeneration units have been additionally added to bioenergy systems.<br>- Energy storage systems have been added to the dataset.<br>- Gas production sites have been added to the dataset.</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 35.2667px;"> <td style="width: 9.54374%; height: 35.2667px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8188601">V20230420</a></td> <td style="width: 11.4269%; text-align: left;">2023/04/20</td> <td style="width: 78.9876%; height: 35.2667px; text-align: left;">- Category 'Floating-mounted' has been introduced for solar energy systems.</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 17.6333px;"> <td style="width: 9.54374%; height: 17.6333px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6922043">V20210507</a></td> <td style="width: 11.4269%; text-align: left;">2021/05/07</td> <td style="width: 78.9876%; height: 17.6333px; text-align: left;">- Detailed documentation can be found in the related article:&nbsp;<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/data7090128" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.3390/data7090128</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p>