Maps of solar resource potential in Canada

This dataset includes daily averages of solar irradiance on tilted surfaces for all of Canada based on the period of 1998 - 2020. The solar irradiance data is available in the following layers at a resolution of about 0.1°x0.1° (~10 km grid spacing) for all of Canada (i.e., 41.6 to 83.1°N, and 52.6 to 141.0°W):

- Four fixed tilts, relative to the horizontal plane, of 0° (horizontal), 30°, 60°, and 90° (vertical)

- Three fixed tilts, relative to the local latitude 0°, +15°, and -15°

- A two-axis tracking surface

For each tilt angle, the irradiance values are in kWh/m2 (per day) for the selected time period.

The data can be viewed as a map service and by downloading the tabular data included.

Refer to the supporting documentation and dataset for more information.

Simple

Date ( RI_367 )
2023-08
Date ( RI_366 )
2023-08
RI_418
  Government of Canada;Natural Resources Canada;CanmetENERGY Ottawa/Energy Technology Sector/Buildings and Renewables/Renewable Heat and Power - ( )
1 Haanel Drive ,
Status
underDevelopment; enProduction RI_599
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded; auBesoin RI_540
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Solar energy
  • Solar heating
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
grid; grille RI_636
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Topic category
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
Begin date
1998-01-01
End date
2020-12-31
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Reference system identifier
http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:3978 /
Distribution format
  • WMS ( MXD )

  • XLSX ( Excel )

RI_412
  Government of Canada;Natural Resources Canada - ( )
OnLine resource
Format of Solar Map Data ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;eng

OnLine resource
Format of Solar Map Data ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;fra

OnLine resource
Average Daily Insolation in Canada (1998 - 2020) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;XLSX;eng

OnLine resource
Average Daily Insolation in Canada (1998 - 2020) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;XLSX;fra

OnLine resource
Daily Average Solar Irradiance (1998-2020) ( HTTPS )

Web Service;HTML;eng

OnLine resource
Daily Average Solar Irradiance (1998-2020) ( HTTPS )

Web Service;HTML;fra

File identifier
99538aed-2c09-4188-bcea-5b200ca78d9a XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2023-09-14T13:22:18
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_420
  Government of Canada;Natural Resources Canada;CanmetENERGY Ottawa/Energy Technology Sector/Buildings and Renewables/Renewable Heat and Power - ( )
1 Haanel Drive , Ottawa , K1A 1M1 ,
Hours of service
09:00 - 17:00 EST
 
 

Overviews

overview
eng; CAN#average daily insolation on a surface with two-axis tracking (1998 - 2020)

Spatial extent

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