Solar Resource Assessment and Forecasting

Acronyme: AIE 46

Mots clés
Solar ressource, data banks, satellite, solar ressource forecast

Auteur(s)
Pierre Ineichen

Responsable du projet
Pierre Ineichen

Participants extérieurs
OFEN

Résumé
Task 46 Solar Resource Management and forecast is part of the collaborative R-D programme Solar Heating and Cooling (SHC), established within the International Energy Agency (IEA). It operates via international consortium of experts who are involved in the analysis and processing of data from ground measurements and satellite imagery for developing large-area site-time specific data and maps of the solar energy resource. Task 46 focuses on benchmarking and validating data products, improving access to the various data resources, developing improved products and new services, and solar ressource forecast. The outcomes of the work programme are aimed to support policy makers, solar energy industry, the electricity sector, and renewable energy institutions with the most suitable and accurate information of the solar resource at the Earth's surface.