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Solargis 2022 Global Solar Performance study indicates significant variability in Global Horizontal Irradiation (GHI) and temperature in key investment areas

As Iberdrola plans to reach an installed renewable capacity of 95 GW by 2030, and is uniquely positioned with a renewables pipeline of 81.5 GW (36.6 GW in Solar PV), the company sought out Solargis’ latest software – Solargis Analyst – to provide accurate, pre-construction solar data analyses and ensure its procedures were harmonised across the global business.

Storing and dispatching power at the optimal time requires an extremely granular understanding of how much power a project is generating both now and in the immediate future. Developers, operators, and owners increasingly require high-frequency (1-minute) weather and solar irradiance data that enables them to make quick, accurate and financially effective decisions.

As solar projects grow in size and number, the challenges of integrating them successfully into national grids increase as well. The intermittency of solar energy requires careful management, and solar developers that under- or over-produce face curtailment and penalties from grid operators.

High-resolution meteorological data crucial as Indian demand continues to increase for Commercial & Industrial solar projects.

We spoke to Solargis’ CEO Marcel Suri to learn how Solargis Analyst simplifies and standardises data analysis to foster a culture of high-quality resource data in the solar sector, and why it is so important for solar decision makers to be able to trust the data underpinning their growth strategies.

For the first time since 2019, Solargis is updating the subscriptions, data usage, and the pricing policy for two products: the Prospect online application and Evaluate data service. The changes were decided in response to the solar industry’s project development needs, the value we provide, as well as to the unfortunate global economic situation wherein inflation is significantly impacting our business. The new pricing can be seen on our web pages.

March 2022 saw Spain suffer its biggest solar irradiance decline in 28 years. By contrast, Germany and the Balkans saw 45% higher levels of solar irradiance. These anomalies highlight need to invest in effective interconnections and forecasting to support European energy independence.

The Solargis Analyst software not only helps solar data specialists be more productive. It unlocks the power of solar data for those without analytical training.
We caught up with Harsh Goenka, Business Development Manager, to discuss why the solar industry needs to make insights from data more accessible, and how Solargis Analyst supports him to deliver value for Solargis’ customers more efficiently.

We spoke with Jozef Dudzak, Data Scientist, and Marketa Jansova PhD, Data Applications Team Leader, about the role of a Solar Data Specialist – and how the Solargis Analyst software transforms complex resource analysis in the solar sector.

A ten-year analysis of solar irradiance released by Solargis has illustrated the impacts of significant resource variability on several key global solar markets including India, Australia and North America.

Solargis, the trusted reference point for solar data and software services, has announced the launch of the first software platform designed specifically for visualisation, quality management and analysis of solar data.