Date | Description | Change to | Impact |
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2023-09-28 | Historic Time Series (Toolkit download) | Data | The Historic Time Series csv files downloaded from Toolkit are now in the same format as those obtained from the Historic Time Series API endpoint. |
2023-08-28 | PvSyst SnowDepth Parameter | API | Added the SnowDepth parameter to TMY data downloads in the pvsyst+csv format| |
2023-08-07 | Bifacial PV Module snow modelling | Data | Improved Power estimates for bifacial Advanced PV Power systems during snow events. |
2023-07-19 | TMY P50 update | Data | Specialty /tmy_hourly endpoint, and Legacy TMY p50 toolkit access, now uses latest version of radiation algorithms and recent years, updated from a static snapshot dataset. |
2023-07-05 | Forecast DNI | Data | Improved bias for forecast DNI and power. |
2023-06-29 | Terrain Shading | Data, API | Providing URL parameter terrain_shading=True to API requests will apply terrain shading. See https://solcast.com/blog/whoa-terrain-shading-is-now-live-in-the-solcast-api |
2023-06-21 | Cloud detection over snow improvement | Data | Improved accuracy during snow events in Historic data |
2023-06-05 | Dawn/dusk cloud detection update | Data | Improved accuracy for Live actuals near dawn/dusk, and for short-range forecasts issued around dawn/dusk. |
2023-05-20 | New TMY API endpoint | API | Probablistic and 15min and up TMY data now available via API calls. Previously this was only available via manually using the Solcast API Toolkit. See https://docs.solcast.com.au/#2144b738-a1f7-4647-9067-6e7f6eca32a8 |
2023-05-10 | Historic Ecplises | Data | Historic data now includes effects of Eclipses (note that this was already the case for Live and Forecast data). |
2023-05-02 | Unmetered Locations added for all products | API | Unmetered locations for testing and integration available for all products https://docs.solcast.com.au/#unmetered-locations |
2023-04-19 | New Snow parameters | Data, API | New parameters avaliable: snow_water_equivalent, snow_depth. See https://solcast.com/blog/new-snow-parameters-api |
2023-03-21 | Cloud calibration update | Data | Improved accuracy for Live and Forecast Data, and post-2020 Historic data. We have updated our calibrations as the current generation of satellites have now been operating for several years, so more accurate calibrations are possible. |
2023-01-09 | Snow soiling update | Data | Minor improvements to snow soiling calculations. |
2022-12-15 | Radiation model update | Data | Improved bias and error for radiation and power data. See https://solcast.com/blog/new-input-drives-improvement-HTS |