Solar Energy

Vaisala provides solar stakeholders with powerful insights from 360° weather and environmental technologies.

Thoughtful evolution

Thoughtful evolution

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Solar energy is becoming increasingly competitive and efficient. But for it to reach its potential and create significant societal change — a goal Vaisala has always championed — its leaders require the best insights delivered in the best ways.

Vaisala provides globally trusted measurement technologies and data services, empowering solar stakeholders wherever they are:

  • Prospecting and development
  • Construction and commissioning
  • Operations and life management

 

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Sensors and Systems

Automatic Weather Station AWS810 Solar Edition

The smart, secure and future-proof Vaisala Automatic Weather Station AWS810 Solar Edition combines reliable measurements with data collection, processing and connectivity so you can optimize every stage of your solar power plant for maximum performance.

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Weather Transmitter WXT536

Compact, all-in-one multi-parameter weather sensor that provides crucial weather insights important for safe construction and operations, as well as performance monitoring of PV plants per IEC 61724-1:2021.

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Data and software solutions

Site-specific solar energy forecasts

Find your competitive edge with the industry's most consistently accurate site-specific solar energy forecasts.

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Regional solar energy forecasts

Make data-driven decisions with centralized energy forecasts for 9 North American ISO regions—up to 23% improvement over public forecasts.

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Historical solar irradiance data

Unlock the full potential of your solar energy projects with high-resolution solar time series data and Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) datasets.

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Lightning detection and alerts

Xweather Protect provides real-time severe weather monitoring and automated lightning alerts for all your assets and locations worldwide.

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Lightning data solutions

From solar site selection to operational continuity, Vaisala’s lightning solutions are optimized to improve weather awareness and project success.

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Resources

Brochure

Lighting the way forward

How Vaisala solar energy solutions are advancing renewable energy.

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Brochure

Smarter at every stage

How Vaisala’s wind and solar solutions advance renewable energy.

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Product

Xweather Protect

Protect personnel, improve operational resilience, and manage risk with real-time severe weather monitoring and automated lightning alerts for all your locations worldwide.

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Product

Xweather API

Fast and easy access to the world’s most accurate and reliable global lightning data for developers, product managers, and data scientists across industries.

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White paper

Professional Grade Validation, 2022

Independent validation of data from 38 high-quality solar observation stations in the U.S.A. This white paper follows our Oct 2019 validation that used only 12 stations.

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White paper

Solar Dataset 2019 Validation

Outline of standard practices followed to ensure accurate solar assessment, along with Vaisala's methodology to continually update our global solar dataset.

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White paper

Professional Grade Validation, 2019

Case study presenting results of an independent validation exercise using data from solar observation stations in the U.S.

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Security brief

Weather observation network safety

Learn how Vaisala is providing trustworthy and reliable weather data with industry-leading IoT security for a better connected world.

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Infographic

How better weather intelligence = greater solar resilience

High-quality, on-site observations feed into weather forecasting models.

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eBook

Powering through - Tactics for weather-ready solar energy production

In the face of a changing climate, the solar energy industry must adapt to more frequent and intense severe weather events in new geographies.

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Blog

Wind Mitigation for Solar Power Plants: A Smarter Approach with Advanced Weather Intelligence

Protect your solar assets from extreme wind events with advanced weather intelligence. Discover how cutting-edge weather technology enhances wind mitigation, reduces damage, and maximizes energy production for a more resilient solar future.

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eBook

How remote sensing helps solar power plants mitigate wind hazards

Learn how scanning wind lidar technology can protect solar power plants from high winds,
providing real-time, advanced warnings to minimize damage and optimize performance.

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Lighting the Way Forward

Vaisala is ready to talk about your solar project and how we can make it better. Contact us today. Our lights are always on.

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