Data on landscape and environmental regulations for energy production and infrastructure

This dataset was developed by Aksornchan Chaianong, Ioannis Milioritsas, Puru Malhotra, Dogukan Günkördü, Daria Lebedeva, and Johannes Weiß (Sustainability Transition Policy Group, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg) from 2024 to July 2026. Aksornchan Chaianong led the work, which was supported by Silvia Weko and Johan Lilliestam (Sustainability Transition Policy Group, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg). The dataset includes regulations on where energy assets can be built and operated. It includes regulations on solar panels, wind turbines, and electric vehicles (EVs) as well as EV charging infrastructure. The data is published with CC BY-SA 4.0. Please cite it as: Chaianong, A., Günkördü, D., Lebedeva, D., Malhotra, P., Milioritsas, I., Weiß, J., Weko, S., and Lilliestam, J. (2026): Data on landscape and environmental regulations for energy production and infrastructure (Version 1, July 2026). Sustainability Transition Policy Group, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21107423 The authors of this article have used various preparatory works from the NFDI4Energy to create this portrait, and references have been made where possible. Thanks to all those who are not named. The authors would like to thank the German Federal Government, the German State Governments, and the Joint Science Conference (GWK) for their funding and support as part of the NFDI4Energy consortium. The work was funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) – 501865131 within the German National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI, www.nfdi.de). Note: this version replaces the (unpublished) V0.