Improve PV modeling with new SolarAnywhere® High-resolution solar data with True Dynamics™
Sunlight is dynamic. Imagine sunlight filtering through broken, drifting clouds. Shadows and light race across the landscape. The sun tracks across the sky. This is the real world that solar systems operate in. It’s no surprise that hourly PV modeling—still solar...
| Apr 20, 2022 Improve PV modeling with new SolarAnywhere® High-resolution solar data with True Dynamics™
Sunlight is dynamic. Imagine sunlight filtering through broken, drifting clouds. Shadows and light race across the landscape. The sun tracks across the sky. This is the real world that solar systems operate in. It’s no surprise that hourly PV modeling—still solar...
Solar Generation Index 2022: Continued P50 underperformance of 7-13% highlights need for accurate data and greater transparency
Despite continued supply chain disruptions in 2022, the U.S. solar industry’s outlook appears strong with the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). SEIA and Wood Mackenzie have increased their U.S. solar deployment forecast, expecting the industry to triple...
Implicit storage continues to gain support to enable renewables to deliver firm power, cost effectively
With solar and wind providing a greater percentage of electricity, managing the intrinsic intermittency of variable resources is becoming increasingly important. How do we overcome this intermittency? Answering this question has been the focus of an international...
2022 Solar Risk Assessment Report: Expert insights into key risk factors impacting solar assets globally
Although 2021 marked the third year in a row that solar represented the largest share of new generation capacity in the U.S., continued supply chain constraints, tariff investigations and inflation all pose uncertainty for 2022 project development pipelines. In this...
2021 Europe weather report: Extreme weather events highlight the need for comprehensive weather analytics
In 2021, Europe experienced the hottest summer on record, at 1.0°C (1.8°F) above average. This included an all-time peak temperature of 48.8°C (119.8°F) measured in Sicily in early August, surpassing the prior record of 48°C (118.4°F) set in 1977 in Greece. Also in...
SolarAnywhere® 2022 updates: industry-first features improving PV modeling accuracy
Each year Clean Power Research® makes updates to SolarAnywhere® to continue our tradition of providing the solar industry and utilities with the world’s best solar data and intelligence services. This year’s releases include: Global, easy-to-access snow and soiling...
2021 North America weather report: Extreme weather and solar resource deviations reinforce recent observed trends
According to NOAA, in 2021, the U.S. experienced 20 separate, billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, second only to the record 22 separate billion-dollar events in 2020. The diversity of disasters was notable, as seen in the graphic below.Several disasters...
Estimate PV soiling losses to reduce solar risk with SolarAnywhere
PV soiling losses can increase the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of solar power plants by as much as one cent per kWh, depending on the project site. With the average LCOE of solar generation expected to decrease to 1-5 cents/kWh globally by the year 2050, the...
kWh Analytics’ 2021 Solar Generation Index: Real-world data, collaboration needed to inform financial decisions and improve certainty in returns
As solar becomes a more attractive investment, transaction speed often takes precedence over accuracy, which can lead to market inefficiencies. In the 2021 Solar Generation Index report, kWh Analytics is supplying transparency to the solar industry with a performance...
Introducing SolarAnywhere® hindcast data: optimize PV plant design to deliver firm solar power
The solar market is maturing and off-takers are increasingly asking for clean, guaranteed power production regardless of the weather. This trend towards firm solar power delivery is visible in corporate commitments to operate on carbon-free energy 24/7, 365 days a...