Deprecated - NSRDB on Google Cloud
URL: https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/details/nrel/nsrdb
Note: This version is outdated. Please use either the Azure or AWS version instead. The NSRDB is a serially complete collection of hourly and half-hourly values of the three most common measurements of solar radiation - global horizontal, direct normal, and diffuse horizontal irradiance - and meteorological data. The current NSRDB is modeled using multi-channel measurements from geostationary satellites. The older versions of the NSRDB were modeled using cloud and weather information primarily collected at airports. Sufficient number of locations and temporal and spatial scales were used to represent regional solar radiation climates accurately.
Using the NSRDB data, it is possible to estimate the amount of solar energy that is historically available at a given time and location anywhere in the United States. The NSRDB is also expanding to encompass a growing list of international locations . Using the long-term NSRDB data in various models, it is possible to predict the potential future availability of solar energy in a location based on past conditions.
Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) data can be derived from the NSRDB time series datasets. Visit NREL's TMY page for detailed information about this data type and its uses.
The latest addition to the NSRDB is spectral datasets. Spectral datasets are calculated on demand based on user specifications of tilt and orientation. Please visit NREL's Spectral Datasets page to learn more.
The NSRDB metadata has been parsed into BigQuery tables for easy subsetting and analysis.
This public dataset is hosted in Google Cloud Storage and available free to use.
Source: National Solar Radiation Database (NSRDB)
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