OpenWeather's New Solar Irradiance History Bulk: Easy Access to Historic Solar Data

OpenWeather has now launched the exciting new Solar Irradiance History Bulk, a product that provides easy access to a large archive of historic solar data. This data is valuable for renewable energy, agriculture, and climate research. It allows users to download a complete historical record of solar data for their specific locations.

This dataset covers more than 46 years, from January 1st, 1979, to today. It includes Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI), Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI), and Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance (DHI). These values are given for both our clear-sky and cloudy-sky models.

The data is available in 15-minute and 1-hour intervals. This allows for a close look at solar changes during specific time periods. Users can request data for exact locations using latitude and longitude or by searching for a location using an easy-to-use interactive map. Alternatively, a csv file containing your list of required locations can be uploaded.

The required output can be easily configured for the required indexes, time period and locations.

Here's how different industries can use this product:

Renewable Energy:

• Solar Farm Planning: Developers can analyze decades of data to find the best locations for solar farms, ensuring maximum energy output.
• Performance Forecasting: Companies can predict how much energy a solar farm will produce, helping with investment decisions and grid management.
• System Optimization: Engineers can fine-tune solar panel angles and configurations based on historical irradiance patterns.

Building Design:

• Building Efficiency: Architects can design buildings that maximize natural light and heating, reducing energy consumption. They can use the data to optimize building orientation and window placement.
• Urban Planning: City planners can use solar data to optimize green spaces, building layouts, and urban heat island mitigation strategies.

OpenWeather's Solar Irradiance History Bulk product is a valuable tool for anyone needing solar data. It provides comprehensive data in a user-friendly format. By offering this data, OpenWeather supports sustainable energy and helps advance our understanding of solar resources.

About OpenWeather:

OpenWeather provides weather data for any location on the globe using a proprietary hyperlocal forecasting model with a resolution from 500 m to 2 km, globally. More than 7,000,000 customers from logistics, agriculture, insurance, energy, retail, and many other sectors, are working with the company's weather products.

OpenWeather cooperates with global meteorological agencies such as MetOffice and NOAA, and enhances its model with data from radars, weather stations and satellites. The company provides great availability of service at 99.9% for enterprise-level products. The products can be easily integrated into complex IT systems and are ideal for ML analytic systems.

Furthermore, OpenWeather offers a comprehensive weather dashboard, providing accurate forecasts, timely severe weather alerts, detailed overviews, and expert consultations from meteorologists. As a member of the Royal Meteorological Society and an Achilles-certified supplier, OpenWeather maintains high standards of quality and reliability. The company also demonstrates a strong commitment to ethical initiatives through the OpenWeather Foundation, which supports educators and students, provides non-profit subscriptions to increase weather awareness, and fosters a community of innovators working towards a sustainable future. This commitment extends to humanitarian efforts such as the Ukrainian donation program.

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