The share of solar power generated in the energy mix has increased considerably in recent years – and this trend will continue. In 2013 solar power accounted for 4.5 percent of the energy produced, which is the equivalent of some 28.3 billion kilowatt-hours. And this poses a major challenge in terms of grid integration.
Therefore, extremely precise planning is required for grid management as well as the marketing and trading of electricity. This is possible with exact solar power forecasts for up to seven days in advance from meteocontrol. Find out more about this and other meteocontrol advancements in this newsletter:
Our newsletter topics at a glance:
- Virtual Control Room (VCOM):
Expansion of the VCOM analysis: selectable GTBs and meteo-data
- Operations overview: adjustment of the time period
- meteocontrol advices update: MoRoS HSPA 2.1 PRO, Item No. 422.407
- meteocontrol: Gold Sponsor at Solarplaza
- Solar power forecasts: Overview of services
Your meteocontrol team
Expansion of the VCOM analysis: selectable GTBs and meteo-data
Two new categories have been added to the VCOM analysis:
- SCB: Measured values from the string combiner boxes
- meteo: Measured values from the digital weather sensors
This expansion of the categories for analog and digital values (ad) as well as inverter data (iv) supports evaluations that are much more comprehensive.
Operations overview: adjustment of the time period
By selecting "Last Month" in the operations overview tab, the system now delivers the measured data for the most recent calendar month.
For example, if the operations overview for the last month is selected during April, the system delivers the parameters for the complete month of March. This data can be exported as a csv file. In the past, the measured values of the last 30 days – starting from the current date – were selectable.By selecting "Last Month" in the operations overview tab, the system now delivers the measured data for the most recent calendar month. For example, if the operations overview for the last month is selected during April, the system delivers the parameters for the complete month of March. This data can be exported as a csv file. In the past, the measured values of the last 30 days – starting from the current date – were selectable.
Item number 422.407
Encrypted Internet communication and online payment transactions have been affected by the Heartbleed bug in many instances. The bug was discovered last week and poses a potential security threat to specific versions of OpenSSL software.
Our customers using the router MoRoS HSPA 2.1 PRO (Item No. 422.407) in conjunction with OpenVPN should carry out the following update:
The VPN service of meteocontrol is not affected. Nevertheless, we recommend that customers use a firmware update for their devices.
In its role as Gold Sponsor, meteocontrol is supporting the globally independent Solarplaza organization.
At the Solar O&M North America conference in San Francisco, Leigh Zanone, Director of Sales & Marketing North America, delivered a presentation on "Long-Term Experience with PV Plants." On March 25 and 26, 2014, more than 200 people attended the event to learn more about the opportunities and technologies available for managing PV systems: Solar O&M North America.
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Please contact us: sales@meteocontrol.com or phone +49 (0)821 / 34 666 80.