New Software Tools Announced to Aid Solar Energy Site Development

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A Seattle Washington based company has announced the release of a new suite of global Solar (and wind)Prospecting Tools that will change the way renewable energy professionals decide where to develop renewable resources by providing immediate access to seasonal variability data, which is critical to understanding a site’s energy potential.

“3TIER has delivered the next generation of prospecting tools,” said Kenneth Westrick, founder and CEO of 3TIER, the global leader in renewable energy information services. “These tools provide – for the first time ever – instant and unlimited access to seasonal variability data of wind and solar resources, around the world. It is a smarter, faster and more cost-effective way for the industry to identify and prioritize potential sites for more in-depth assessment.”

3TIER’s Wind and Solar Prospecting Tools use a dynamic, point-and-click Web-based interface. The tools enable renewable energy developers, financiers, and manufacturers to instantly access information about any location worldwide, and compare-and-contrast sites with the click of a mouse.

“These tools empower better, faster decisions,” said Westrick. “They are easy to use and provide direct access to the most advanced global wind and solar datasets that have ever been developed. Ultimately, these tools will help accelerate the adoption of renewable energy and bring more reliable energy onto the grid.”

Based on sophisticated and globally consistent methodologies, the datasets provide more detail than any on-demand renewable energy information service currently available. The Wind and Solar Prospecting Tools are subscription-based products that provide map-based, point-and-click access to:

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• Annual and monthly mean Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI)
• Annual and monthly mean Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI)
• Annual and monthly mean Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance (DIF)

 

The suite provides access to 3TIER’s 5 km resolution global wind dataset and the company’s 3 km resolution solar irradiance dataset. Coverage of the solar dataset currently includes North America, India, Japan, South Korea, and Australia. Global solar coverage will be achieved in the coming months as data is validated.

To learn more about 3TIER and the Wind and Solar Prospecting Tools, please visit: http://www.3tier.com.

Posted by Tracey A. Smith on Feb 21 2010. Filed under Solar Thermal. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry