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OTT HydroMet Solar Energy Articles
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Albedo measurement for bifacial PV modules
Over the last year Kipp & Zonen has received a lot of questions about albedometers from customers working in the Solar Energy market. These came from engineers and researchers working with bifacial PV modules. Bifacial simply means that the ...
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Soiling Research at Green Energy Park with DustIQ
One of the first customers to use DustIQ was Green Energy Park in Morocco, to support research field tests. Since February 2018, OTT HydroMet's DustIQ Soiling Monitoring System has been on their site and measuring the on-site soiling ratio. Green ...
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Solar Energy Insights: Soiling, ISO 9060:2018, Floatovoltaics, and more
Voilà, here is the third issue of OTT HydroMet Insights! This time, we take a detailed look at the solar energy landscape, international standards, new applications and technologies. Around the world, the demand for renewable energy is ...
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Display and Log Solar Data on Site With the METEON 2.0
Do you want to check your installed pyranometer on site? With the METEON 2.0 handheld data logger you can connect directly with any of our pyranometers. Smart or analogue, and see real-time measurement values. Simple, quick, convenient and accurate. ...
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Different Components of Solar Radiation
Many people have asked us for an illustration that gives a simple overview of the three components of incoming short-wave solar radiation: direct, diffuse and global. We've created a drawing that we hope will make this clear.Direct Radiation The ...
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Project - Smart Solar / PV Monitoring with Smart Weather Sensors
When selecting a suitable pyranometer for photovoltaic (PV) monitoring, Solare Datensysteme GmbH selected the Lufft WS501-UMB All-in-one weather station. According to the Company, the WS501-UMB Pyranometer delivers the most precise measurements for ...
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Project - Encouraging Solar Energy in South Africa with Sauran
Six universities from South Africa, and one each from Île de la Réunion (Reunion Island) and Botswana, are cooperating in the Southern African Universities Radiometric Network (SAURAN), to promote the use of solar energy in the Southern ...
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Project - Leading PV in Datong, Shanxi with 14 Solar Monitoring Stations
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) announced a total PV installation target of 18.1GW for 2016, within which 12.6 GW are for standard types of PV installations, including both ground-mounted PV and distributed PV projects.
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Project - Novel Estimation of Albedo Using a Drone Pyranometer
Understanding global climate change is a complex process, because small variations in hard to measure variables can turn into major impacts on a global scale.
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Questions & Answers: The Importance of Soiling Monitoring & Mitigation
In June 2021, our Application Development Manager Damon Nitzel participated in a webinar hosted by pv magazine. Joining forces with Troy Morlan of Nor-Cal Controls, and Carla Dawson of Relysm, the experts took a deep dive into environmental ...
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Spectral Selectivity vs. Spectral Error: Shedding Light on ISO 9060:2018
In late 2018, the ISO 9060 standard for solar radiometers underwent a remarkable update that brought significant changes on the classification of solar radiation measurement quality. At first glance, ISO 9060:2018 appears to be mainly a renaming of ...