The best spots for solar and wind farms, with the least need for new poles and wires

Wed 26 February 2025


The best spots for solar and wind farms, with the least need for new poles and wires
The best spots for solar and wind farms, with the least need for new poles and wires

Cheng Cheng and Andrew Blakers have published an article in Renew Economy to showcase the journal article on heatmaps.

GIS can be used to show the lowest cost locations in the landscape to install wind and solar, using existing transmission systems.

This information can be used by landowners, local councils, and other stakeholders to show them what their land may be worth to a developer, and to level the knowledge playing field.

Read the Renew Economy article here, and the academic article here.

Access the heatmaps on our mapping website here.

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