Global solar forecasting technology

Global solar forecasting technology

Solcast cloud nowcasting technology in action over Southeast Asia

Tracking individual clouds on a rapid update cycle, Solcast combines imagery from five weather satellites into one easy to use API, making solar forecasting fast, easy and free to try.

Solcast delivers operational solar forecasting data around the world

Our forecasting data are utilised by 30+ enterprise clients and more than 5,000 unique users. We also feature a global network of high-profile partnerships to deliver 24/7 support and bespoke contracts

Selected customer profiles:

EPRI

Headquarters:Palo Alto, California
Core business:Energy research and development
Employees:>1,000

Global Enterprise Partnerships

North America, China, Vietnam

AccuWeather

Australia

WeatherZone

South America

ClimaTempo

Taiwan

WeatherRisk

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Solar forecasting technology… in the cloud

We built a new approach to solar forecasting technology from the ground up, using the latest in weather satellite imagery, machine learning, computer vision and big databases. We crunch more than 600 million new forecasts every hour in a cloud-based environment on AWS and provide real-time access to our data via API, including:

  • Solar irradiance data (GHI, DNI, Diffuse)
  • PV power modelling (Rooftop or Utility Scale)
  • Global coverage (all six major continents)
  • Rapid update (new forecasting data every 5-15 minutes)
  • Proprietary cloud & aerosol detection (tracking smoke, dust, haze)
  • Probabilistic forecasting data (P50, P10, P90)
  • High-resolution data (1-2km)
  • Forecasts from 5 minutes through 7 days ahead
  • Choose between 5/10/15/30 minute resolution
  • Delivered via REST API (download CSV, JSON or XML)
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