Investigating variation of soiling and snow loss models using SolarAnywhere^® data

Evan Kyte | Jul 2, 2024

Soiling and snow on PV systems can lead to significant annual energy losses, reaching up to 50%1 and 40%2 in certain regions. Our study investigates common models for estimating soiling and snow-related energy impacts. By analyzing these soiling and snow loss models...

SolarAnywhere Data Version 3.8 includes new high latitude irradiance data

Hang Bui | Jun 12, 2024

Clean Power Research® releases a new SolarAnywhere® data version annually. This year’s update addresses the changing needs of the solar industry as projects expand to more northern, snowy locations with appreciable wind risk by offering new high-latitude irradiance...

2024 Solar Risk Assessment report: Data-driven insights address emerging risks

Heather Van Schoiack | Jun 11, 2024

This sixth annual Solar Risk Assessment (SRA) report is now available, offering deep insights into extreme weather and operational risk, and for the first time, battery energy storage system (BESS) risk. The report is published by kWh Analytics and features articles...

Reduce uncertainty with higher-resolution typical year solar resource data

Hang Bui | Feb 15, 2024

Typical year irradiance datasets (TGY, TDY) summarize solar resource at a location. This data is generated to reflect the most probable (P50) monthly total irradiance, based on a long history of solar resource. SolarAnywhere calculates typical year data from a maximum...

Case study: BayWA r.e. reduces OPEX by transitioning from aging and obsolete instrumentation to SolarAnywhere^®

Heather Van Schoiack | Nov 14, 2023

BayWa r.e. Operations Services LLC provides O&M services for a fleet of ~1 GW of renewable energy assets, both owned by BayWa r.e. and assets of other clients. Services include a real-time comparison of actual to expected, weather-adjusted energy output. This...

Case study: Zeitview ensures advanced energy system inspection quality with SolarAnywhere^®

Chelsea Cleveland | Sep 5, 2023

Zeitview (formerly known as DroneBase) is an innovator in the field of aerial energy system inspections. They recently launched North American Solar Scan, a service that provides insight into every solar asset in the U.S. above 1MW. Zeitview utilizes planes and drones...