Strengths of Satellite-Based Solar Resource Assessment

Strengths of Satellite-Based Solar Resource Assessment

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The potential of geostationary satellites for world-wide solar resource assessment is generally recognized. However, most studies evaluating the value of the satellite's approach have tended to focus on the accuracy of satellite-derived irradiance values, rather than on the strengths that satellite techniques bring to solar resource assessment. This paper presents strong evidence that, whenassessed against realistic benchmarks relevant to the needs of the solar energy community, satellite-based resource assessment can provide considerably more information, more accurately than traditional approaches.

Original language	American English
Pages	303-308
Number of pages	6
State	Published - 1997
Event	1997 American Solar Energy Society Annual Conference - Washington, D.C. Duration: 25 Apr 1997 → 30 Apr 1997

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Conference	1997 American Solar Energy Society Annual Conference
City	Washington, D.C.
Period	25/04/97 → 30/04/97

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NREL/CP-23311

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Strengths of Satellite-Based Solar Resource Assessment

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