This study analyzes five years of 1-min solar global horizontal irradiance (GHI) and direct
normal irradiance (DNI) observations obtained at Petrolina (northeast Brazil). Quality …

Despite the rapid uptake of small-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in recent years,
public availability of generation and load data at the household level remains very limited …

There have been many validation studies of clear sky solar radiation models, however, to
date, no such analysis has been completed for Australia. Clear sky models are essential for …

This study examines the effect of direct normal irradiance (DNI) forecast accuracy on the
financial value of a concentrated solar thermal (CST) plant. Other factors such as electricity …

Australia has some of the best solar energy resources on the planet. With a Renewable
Energy Target (RET) scheme designed to ensure that 20% of Australia's electricity comes …

Improvements in the short-term predictability of irradiance in numerical weather prediction
models can assist grid operators in managing intermittent solar-generated electricity. In this …

Modern building system optimisation frameworks are able to utilise forecasts of generation
and load to achieve financial and energy savings. To that end, weather variable predictions …

Past studies about using direct normal irradiance (DNI) forecasts to operate a concentrated
solar thermal (CST) plant have not considered intra-day forecasts. This is a critical research …

The Korea Institute of Energy Research builds Korean solar irradiance datasets, using
gridded solar insolation estimates derived using the University of Arizona solar irradiance …

Medium-range forecasts (one day to two weeks) of solar radiation are commonly assessed
with a single forecast at a given location. In this paper, we forecast maps of surface solar …