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Day-ahead tradingFixed-mount systemsSmaller portfolios
  • Ensemble of IFS, GFS, ICON and HRRR weather models
  • PV power forecasts for fixed-mount systems
  • Data access via SFTP or API

Range and updates

Up to 7 days ahead (D0+7)

Updated every 6 hours

Hourly time step

Most popular

Professional

For more accurate intraday forecasts and advanced forecasting requirements

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Best for
Intraday tradingGrid balancingUtility-scale
  • Support for tracker systems
  • Accuracy enhancement using your PV production data
  • Wind power forecasts as add-on
  • Spectral, snow and soiling data, plus hail risk in the US

Range and updates

Up to 14 days ahead (D0+14)

Updated up to every 5 minutes, depending on region

5/10/15-minute time step

Enterprise

Customized forecasts for individual power plants or aggregated forecasts for thousands of power plants

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Best for
AggregatorsLarge portfoliosGrid operators
  • Custom forecast formats and delivery
  • Aggregated forecasts across your portfolio
  • Wind power forecasts
  • Custom solutions such as sky cameras and advanced snow handling
  • Dedicated account manager

Range and updates

Up to 14 days ahead (D0+14)

Updated up to every 5 minutes, depending on region

5/10/15-minute time step

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Feature
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Core features
Solar resource parameters (GHI, DIF, DNI) at 90 m resolution
Basic
Professional
Enterprise
Elevation-corrected air temperature (TEMP) at 1 km resolution
Basic
Professional
Enterprise
Satellite-based nowcasting
Improved accuracy compared to NWP models for forecast horizons of up to a few hours ahead
Basic
Professional
Enterprise
Numerical Weather Prediction models
Models operated by public meteorological organisations such as ECMWF, DWD and NOAA
Basic
Ensemble of IFS, GFS, ICON and HRRR models
Professional
Ensemble of IFS, GFS, ICON and HRRR models
Enterprise
Ensemble of IFS, GFS, ICON and HRRR models
Detailed PV energy modelling
Basic
Professional
Enterprise
Key specification
Forecast range
Basic
D0+7
Professional
D0+14
Enterprise
D0+14
Frequency of updates
Daytime update frequency depends on region: every 5, 10 or 15 minutes. Between sunset and sunrise, forecasts update every 6 hours.
Basic
Every 6 hours
Professional
Up to every 5 minutes
Enterprise
Up to every 5 minutes
Time step
Basic
Hourly
Professional
5/10/15 minutes
Enterprise
5/10/15 minutes
Historical forecasts for accuracy evaluation
Basic

Available as add-on

Professional

Available as add-on

Enterprise

Available as add-on

Solar resource and meteo data included
Basic solar resource parameters (GHI, DIF, DNI)
Global horizontal irradiation, Diffuse horizontal irradiation, Direct normal irradiation
Basic
Professional
Enterprise
Basic meteorological parameters (TEMP, WS, WD)
Air temperature, Wind speed, Wind direction
Basic
Professional
Enterprise
Meteo parameters for calculation of spectral loss/gain (RH, PWAT, AP)
Relative humidity, Precipitable water, Atmospheric pressure
Basic
Professional
Enterprise
Meteo parameters to help estimate snow and soiling losses (SDWE, PREC)
Snow depth water equivalent, Precipitation
Basic
Professional
Enterprise
Wind gust (WG)
Basic
Professional
Enterprise
Hail risk: available only in the Continental US
HAILRISK25MM, HAILRISK38MM, HAILRISK50MM
Basic
Professional
Enterprise
PV modelling
Global tilted irradiation (GTI)
Also known as Plane-of-array (POA) irradiation
Basic
Fixed-mount systems only
Professional
Fixed-mount + tracker systems
Enterprise
Fixed-mount + tracker systems
PV simulation based on detailed configuration of power plant
Basic
Fixed-mount systems only
Professional
Fixed-mount + tracker systems
Enterprise
Fixed-mount + tracker systems
Automatic calculation of horizon shading
Horizon profile calculated using 90 m terrain data
Basic
Professional
Enterprise
Accuracy enhancement using actual PV production data
Basic

Available as add-on

Professional
Enterprise
Wind power forecasts
Basic

Available as add-on

Professional

Available as add-on

Enterprise
Delivery method and support
Data access
Basic
SFTP or API
Professional
SFTP or API
Enterprise
SFTP, API, email
Onboarding and support for configuration of SFTP/API requests
Basic
Professional
Enterprise
Custom formats and delivery modes
Example: custom formatted XLSX files sent by email
Basic
Professional
Available as add-on
Enterprise
Reporting
Basic
Professional
Available as add-on
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Dedicated account manager
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