Meteorogical data in PV*SOL

[Jorge Lopez]

What metereological databases PV*SOL uses.

[hotline_oh]

Dear Jorge Lopez,

Thank you for your inquiry. The following data sources are available:

• Meteonorm 9:
  • Worldwide
  • 2001 - 2020
• PVGIS TMY:
  • Europe, Africa complete
  • North and South America for the most part (data from NSRDB)
  • Asia for the most part
  • For an overview of the coverage, see point 3 in the PVGIS Manual
  • 2005 - 2023
• Solcast TMY:
  • Worldwide except for
    • northernmost part of North America (about > 56°N)
    • southernmost part of South America (about < 47°S)
    • most north-eastern part of Russia
  • 2007 - 2020
• Valentin Software DWD TMY:
  • Germany-wide for every square kilometre
  • Based on high quality data from the DWD and the TMY3 method
  • 1995 - 2012
• SolarAnywhere TMY:
  • Worldwide up to 60°N and 60°S
  • North and South America (1998 - 2021)
  • Europe (1998 - 2021)
  • Central Asia and Africa (2000 - 2021)
  • East Asia and Oceania (2006 - 2021)
• NREL Meteosat
  • Worldwide up to 60°N and 60°S
  • 1998 - today