Photovoltaic Solar Radiation Measurement News

Lufft announces new weather sensors WS510- and WS700-UMB

At the end of this year, the German measurement and control technology company Lufft launches two new smart weather sensors on the market. Thereby, Lufft enhances its portfolio and completes the WS-family with the sensors WS510-UMB and WS700-UMB. With the development of the new measurement sensors, Lufft penetrates into the solar market and responds to the needs of its clients worldwide ...

Oct. 31, 2014

By G. Lufft Mess- und Regeltechnik GmbH

Scientists let the sun shine in at Lauder

Scientists based at NIWA’s research station in Central Otago are undertaking a new set of experiments to determine how the atmosphere affects the performance of solar panels. The station at Lauder, 35km from Alexandra, is having photovoltaic panels installed that will be capable of generating 18KW of electricity at their peak – almost enough to power the huge array of specialist ...

Oct. 27, 2015

By National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)

Lufft Compact weather sensor with Secondary Standard to revolutionize PV-Monitoring

As of now the Compact weather sensor from Lufft WS510-UMB, equipped with a Kipp & Zonen pyranometer of the secondary standards, unites the precision of a variety of meteorological individual sensors in a single all-in-one device for the first time. The sensor is simply installed with only one cable, this means a measurable lower effort of installation and maintenance as well as significantly ...

Mar. 4, 2015

By G. Lufft Mess- und Regeltechnik GmbH

IEC 61724-1: Conforming and exceeding the standard

2018 looks to be another booming year for installed solar power sites around the world. In addition to traditional major markets in Europe, China, and the United States, emerging countries in the Americas and Middle East look to big movers as the install larger projects. As solar power plants have increased in size and numbers, new standards were needed to help a fast-changing industry. During ...

Jan. 20, 2018

By EKO Instruments

Calculate Direct-Normal Irradiance (DNI) with the SPN1 Sunshine Pyranometer

Photovoltaic developers and triallists find the SPN1 Sunshine Pyranometer a valuable tool for research and for performance validation. When making PV investments, it is essential to identify the best locations. An SPN1 can be used to quantify the available global and diffuse radiation at ...

Dec. 31, 2013

By Delta-T Devices Ltd.

Weather Monitoring for Conservation at Fish Barrier

Migration of the invasive Asian Carp through the Mississippi River system into the Great Lakes has the potential to devastate native fisheries throughout the region. Smith-Root, an environmental engineering firm, has developed a proprietary technology for an electric fish barrier to prevent such migration. Their technology uses the most efficient electric field pattern for guiding the fish with ...

Jan. 3, 2012

By Columbia Weather Systems, Inc.

Introducing the new hand-held display unit: METEON

The latest addition to the Kipp & Zonen product portfolio, METEON is primarily intended to display real-time radiation values in Watt per square meter or PAR in micro Moll per square meter per second. The integrated data logging function and can store up to 3500 samples. It stores minimum, maximum and average values per logging interval. The light weight, small size and long battery life make it ...

Aug. 21, 2007

By Kipp & Zonen

DNI satellite data truth? - How to handle the difference in values derived from different satellite data providers?

Technical Top Tip courtesy of Solar Resource Assessment When it comes to CSP project evaluation, one of the biggest uncertainty factors for the performance is the available Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) at the site. 1. DNI vs. GHI DNI distinguishes significantly from GHI (Global Horizontal Irradiance), which is more applicable for ...

Feb. 28, 2011

By FCBI Energy Ltd.

DOE-funded research projects win 39 R&D awards for 2010

U.S. Department of Energy researchers have won 39 of the 100 awards given out this year by R&D Magazine for the most outstanding technology developments with promising commercial potential. The coveted awards are presented annually in recognition of exceptional new products, processes, materials or software developed throughout the world and introduced into the market the previous year. "I ...

Jul. 9, 2010

By US Department of Energy

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