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Solar developers have questions about what solar database would give them more accurate results.

Since there is effectively no updated independent study that compares all databases globally, validation statistics are one of the most important tools when comparing models from different providers.

What will you learn?#

Irradiance data sources

Differences between data from satellite models, pyranometers, and silicon cells. Recommended uses of each source.

Ground data filtering

Quality control procedures required to achieve a complete data quality analysis before validating datasets.

Key metrics

Main indicators one should be looking at when comparing solar models' accuracy: MBD, MAD, RMSD, etc.

Comparing sites and models

Factors to take into account when evaluating uncertainty of solar models.

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