Determining the Value of Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Power Using Solar Prediction & Data Modeling

Solar developers and utility planners are often faced with the task of determining the solar energy output & economic value of one or more PV systems. This research offers insights into the solar energy value assessment process.

Determining the Value of Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Power Using Solar Prediction & Data Modeling

Solar developers and utility planners are often faced with the task of determining the solar energy output & economic value of one or more PV systems. This research offers insights into the solar energy value assessment process.
A Condensed Analysis of Firm Wind & Solar Power Generation in Nova Scotia

This report summarizes the key findings from a comprehensive study performed by Clean Power Research for Natural...

Localized, Cost-Effective, 100% Renewable Firm Power Generation

Recent International Energy Agency (IEA) studies demonstrate that it is possible to cost-effectively achieve firm...

On the Complementary Variability of the Solar and Wind Resources

This article evaluates and contrasts the variability of large-scale, distributed wind and PV generation across the...

Nonparametric Temporal Downscaling of GHI Clear-sky Indices Using Gaussian Copula

Small-scale variabilities of solar irradiance are important for many applications. Downscaling approaches need to be...

Solar Energy Forecast Validation for Extended Areas & Economic Impact of Forecast Accuracy

This article evaluates the accuracy of solar forecast models, including SolarAnywhere®, as a function of geographic...

Off-Shore Wind and Grid-Connected PV: High Penetration Peak Shaving for New York City

This article presents an experimental evaluation of the combined effective capacity of off-shore wind and...

Valuing a Portfolio of PV Investments

This presentation describes the importance of PV output variability as a factor in calculating the value of a fleet of...

Weather Adjusted Performance Guarantees

This paper describes how to generate more accurate Weather-Adjusted Performance Guarantees for PV systems using a...

Shining on the Big Apple: Satisfying New York City’s Peak Electrical Needs with PV

This presentation describes how measured data was used to evaluate the potential of PV to satisfy the electrical needs...

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Reducing uncertainty with observational MET programs
Reducing uncertainty with observational MET programs

This week, we're pleased to present a guest post from GroundWork® Renewables' Director of Data and Analytics Julie Chard. At GroundWork, we’re committed to delivering high-quality solar-meteorological (MET) data to reduce uncertainty in solar resource assessments....

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