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:
First Solar
| Headquarters: | Tempe, Arizona, USA |
| Core business: | Global solar project development and operations |
| Employees: | >4000 |
Duke Energy
| Headquarters: | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Core business: | Fortune 150 Company; Electrical utility with >7.7M customers |
| Employees: | >28,000 |
Neoen
| Headquarters: | Paris, France |
| Core business: | Global solar project development and operation |
| Employees: | >100 |
Meteocontrol GmbH
| Headquarters: | Augsburg, Germany |
| Core business: | Global PV monitoring and analytics |
| Employees: | >100 |
Vietnam Electricity (EVN)
| Headquarters: | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Core business: | National system operator in Vietnam |
| Employees: | >100,000 |
Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)
| Headquarters: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Core business: | National system operator in Australia |
| Employees: | >1,000 |
Global Enterprise Partnerships
North America, China, Vietnam
Australia
South America
Taiwan
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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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