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ICIT (International Centre for Island Technology): Renewables Websites
Brilliant source of UK energy statistics, collated by the UK Energy Research Centre. Provides statistcs about energy usage, trends, historical data, the energy market, renewable technologies, etc.
The UK government NOABL wind speed database is no longer available online, but RenSMART have converted this data into a user-friendly map, which also includes solar energy values.
The Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science environment reports, including the Aquatic Environment Monitoring Reports, are now available online
Statistical information on renewable energy projects from the UK government. Includes the planning database, giving progress of renewable energy planning applications.
US government laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research. Good starting point for factual information about renewable technology. Produces the Renewable Energy Data Book, an excellent source of up-to-date statistical information about renewables in the USA.
Coverage varies from country to country. Espacenet includes:
German patents from 1877 onwards
French patents from 1900 onwards
British patents from 1859 onwards
US patents from 1836 onwards
Sources:
Patents
Full text availability:
This is a full text resource.
Provides access to:
Geology of Britain Viewer
GeoIndex (onshore)
GeoIndex (offshore)
UK Soil Observatory
Groundwater levels timeline
BGS maps portal
Open-loop ground source heat pumps
BGS Infiltration SuDS map
Freely available
The Geology of Britain viewer is a simple tool, aimed at the general public, which helps you explore the geology where you live.
The UK Soil Observatory (UKSO) is a collaboration of institutions providing and delivering information about the diverse soil types of the UK. The UKSO map viewer is free and easy to use, and has some of the most accurate soil data for the UK available.
The groundwater levels timeline map viewer provides online access to a timeline of monthly groundwater levels across the UK from 1970 to the present day.
BGS maps portal provides high resolution viewing of images of almost all small and medium scale maps produced by BGS since mapping started in 1832.
Open-loop ground source heat pumps is a tool developed by the BGS in collaboration with the Environment Agency that provides an indication of whether the conditions for ground loop systems exist in a given area.
The national BGS infiltration SuDS map provides an assessment of the suitability of the subsurface for the installation of infiltration sustainable drainage systems (SuDS).
We have access to the
• Marine Collection
• Ordinance Survey Collection
You can
• View, annotate and print maps from a variety of geospatial data providers
• Download geospatial data for use in CAD and GIS systems
• Access information about geospatial data and resources
Digimap uses Shibboleth/Institutional log-in. In addition you have to personally register to use the service.
