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Jon Previtali explains the importance of hail forecasting for solar PV plants
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Why managing PV hail risk means following the data

July 9, 2025
PV Talk: Jon Previtali of VDE Americas explains the hard science behind managing hail risk, one of the costliest sources of damage to PV projects.
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Harnessing AI and European space tech to transform energy grids

June 2, 2025
Ben Moore reports on RESPONDENT, a European-funded project that uses space technologies to help integrate renewable energy into the grid.
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Wood Mackenzie forecasts 160GW of new solar PV in South America by 2034

March 7, 2025
Solar PV growth is expected to slow down in Brazil and Chile due to ongoing issues of curtailment and transmission infrastructure.
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Bringing solar availability assumptions back down to earth: the case for adjusting to 97%

September 30, 2024
PV modelling relies on the assumption of 99% availability for forecasting, but the adoption of a more realistic metric would improve finances.
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ARENA commits AUS$3.2 million to pursue ultra-low-cost solar

August 2, 2024
ARENA has committed over AUS$3.2 million in funding to PV Lighthouse and Built Robotics Australia to help develop ultra-low-cost solar.
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Accurate load forecasting could make or break the resiliency of solar energy in times of war and crisis

May 29, 2024
As the unexpected happens, accurate forecasting becomes a vital tool to sustain grid operations, writes Tigo Energy's Evgeny Finkel.
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‘Golf ball-sized’ hailstorms damage Fighting Jays solar project; Array launches hail tracking software

March 28, 2024
Hailstorms have hit the 350MW Fighting Jays solar project, raising questions about the solar industry’s ability to respond to extreme weather.
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Energy risk management firm DNV acquires solar data specialist Solcast

February 1, 2023
Energy risk management company and assurance provider DNV has acquired Australian solar data specialist Solcast to strengthen its solar forecasting services. 
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Optimising day-ahead forecasting using AI

December 1, 2022
Enerparc’s Yoojin Lee reveals how the company’s artificial intelligence approaches are used to make day-ahead forecasts more accurate.
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The importance of understanding the input parameters of PAN files

November 24, 2022
With numerous markets reporting problems with overly optimistic P50 estimates, attention has also been drawn to similar issues with PAN files. TÜV Rheinland’s Yating Zhang and Christos Monokroussos discuss the subject at length.

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