Global onshore, optimised solar PV data (capacity factor profiles, FLH, row pitch, tilt angle, capacity density, single-axis tracking gain, bifacial gain) for fixed-tilted, single-axis tracking, East-West vertical, monofacial, and bifacial systems in 0.45°x0.45° resolution

Please check for the two file options (.mat and .nc)! The filenames indicate the content: bifacial - bifacial modules monofacial - monofacial modules fixed - fixed tilted setup single - single-axis tracking (north-south axis) setup verticalEW - east-west vertical setup (50% east, 50% west) rowMap - 0.45°x0.45° gridded data for optimised row pitch tiltMap - 0.45°x0.45° gridded data for optimised tilt angle FLHmap - 0.45°x0.45° gridded data for optimised yield expressed in full load hours singleGain - 0.45°x0.45° gridded data for relative yield gain using single-axis tracking instead of fixed tilted bifacialGain - 0.45°x0.45° gridded data for relative yield gain using bifacial modules instead of monofacial modules CPFprofiles - 0.45°x0.45° gridded capacity factor profiles in hourly resolution (8760 hours) Please cite the following article when using the data: Keiner D., Walter L., Bogdanov D., Peters I.M., Breyer C. Assessing the impact of bifacial solar photovoltaics on future power systems based on capacity-density-optimised power plant yield modelling. Solar Energy 295, 113543, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2025.113543