Introducing SolarAnywhere® hindcast data: optimize PV plant design to deliver firm solar power

SolarAnywhere Posts | Oct 26, 2021

The solar market is maturing and off-takers are increasingly asking for clean, guaranteed power production regardless of the weather. This trend towards firm solar power delivery is visible in corporate commitments to operate on carbon-free energy 24/7, 365 days a...

PV innovation gets a boost with new SolarAnywhere Public: Current, complete, no-cost solar data for select locations

SolarAnywhere Posts | Sep 14, 2021

Solar PV is poised to become the new “king of electricity generation” according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), which predicts solar to lead the surge in renewable power supply over the next decade. Across the U.S. alone, solar is expected to account for 40%...

Clean Power Research offers pvlib models via SolarAnywhere; joins pvlib open-source community

SolarAnywhere Posts | Aug 12, 2021

With the rapid growth of solar PV around the world, project developers, owners and operators need efficient and robust solutions to help them develop, operate and maintain PV systems at scale. Programmatic access to solar energy simulations helps stakeholders make...

SunCast podcast: Industry experts discuss the past, present and future of solar project financing

SolarAnywhere Posts | Jul 26, 2021

In the SunCast podcast “The Value of Data on Solar Project Finance,” I joined Nico Johnson, the podcast host, Heidi Larson from ICF, and Hoa Shen from kWh Analytics in a discussion about the past, present and future of solar project financing. The conversation focused...

Leveraging utility trusted advisor status to drive EV growth and grid reliability

Andrew Price | Jul 14, 2021

The electric vehicle (EV) market continues to sizzle across the country, setting a record for quarterly sales in Q1 and Q2 of 2021. Through April 2021, EV sales were up 130 percent over 2020, and exceeded 2019 sales by 75 percent. Utilities have recognized the...

SolarAnywhere® Data coverage goes global with added support for East Asia and Oceania

SolarAnywhere Posts | Jun 30, 2021

SolarAnywhere®, the industry’s leading solar data and intelligence service, now offers solar data services in East Asia and Oceania, including Australia and New Zealand. With the addition of this region, SolarAnywhere now provides full global coverage, including...