Solar Prediction Archives - Page 8 of 18

SolarAnywhere® 2019 weather report: Midwest solar energy resource downturn continues for second year

Patrick Keelin | Jan 17, 2020

In July 2019 we posted an article about unprecedented weather affecting the solar energy resource across much of the U.S. during 2018 and the first half of 2019. In that article, we anticipated a rebound during the second half of 2019. So now that 2019 is over, where...

A long history of data is key to solar project bankability

Skip Dise | Dec 6, 2019

While the average power purchase agreement (PPA) price falls to keep solar competitive, the amount of global solar capacity developed in the past two-years has increased at a rate of roughly 30% year-over-year. This means that project developers are being forced to...

SolarAnywhere now-casts to support EDD-led U.S. DOE project to improve grid resiliency with interconnected DERs

Skip Dise | Nov 27, 2019

Clean Power Research was selected to participate in a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research and development (R&D) project focused on increasing behind-the-meter solar situational awareness and grid resiliency. SolarAnywhere® historical, now-cast and forecast...

Demand for firm power driving innovation in solar forecasting

Patrick Keelin & Agata Swierc | Sep 16, 2019

Since 2014, compelling economics have made renewable energy the preferred source of new power generation capacity in the United States. Energy cost parity with traditional sources has been well-established by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and other...

What U.S. PV plant owners have seen in 2018/2019 is real: sunshine has been scarce

Patrick Keelin | Jul 30, 2019

What it means to PV plant owners and developers For many solar PV plant owners in the U.S., solar energy production in the last year or two has fallen well below expectations. We’ve heard this again and again recently. Maybe you’ve heard the same thing. What’s causing...

New SolarAnywhere® bankable data, expanded geographic coverage, model validation and more

Patrick Keelin | Apr 24, 2019

Clean Power Research has officially released SolarAnywhere® Data version 3.3, making it our most up-to-date bankable dataset for resource assessment, operational monitoring and forecasting solar PV. In the new version, 21 years of data are represented in the new...

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