Rasterised Natura 2000 Natural Protection Areas for PyPSA-Eur: An Open Optimisation Model of the European Transmission System

<strong>PyPSA-Eur</strong> is an open model dataset of the European power system at the transmission network level that covers the full ENTSO-E area. It can be built using the code provided at https://github.com/PyPSA/PyPSA-eur. <strong>It contains</strong> alternating current lines at and above 220 kV voltage level and all high voltage direct current lines, substations, an open database of conventional power plants, time series for electrical demand and variable renewable generator availability, and geographic potentials for the expansion of wind and solar power. <strong>Not all data dependencies</strong> are shipped with the code repository, since git is not suited for handling large changing files. Instead we provide separate <strong>data bundles</strong> to be downloaded and extracted as noted in the documentation. This file provides an (optional) rasterised version of the Natura 2000 Natural Protection Areas, processed from the source given below, to reduce computation times. <strong>Source:</strong> https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/natura-10 <strong>Extract from Terms of Use:</strong> EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV). https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/natura-10#tab-metadata