A wind-support firm says it has released a global solar map and dataset to complete its goal of identifying and mapping the world’s wind and solar resources using a globally consistent method. 3TIER, Seattle, says it has completed its effort to remap the world which began in March 2008 to address the biggest barrier to…

Efforts to harness the energy potential of ocean winds could soon gain a new guide: global satellite maps from NASA. Scientists have been generating maps using nearly a decade of data from NASA’s QuikScat satellite that reveal the best ocean areas where winds could produce energy. Potential uses for the maps include planning offshore wind…