Method and System for Accessing PV Resource Data from the NSRDB

摘要

This study developed a capability to provide spectrally resolved solar resource data from the National Solar Radiation Data Base (NSRDB). effectively providing 20 years of half-hourly data for all of the United States at a 4-km by 4-km spatial resolution. These data are now available freely to users directly through a geographic information system-based web interfaceas well as an application programming interface. Users of these data can conduct more accurate pre-feasibility studies and assess multiple photovoltaic (PV) technologies. It is expected that widely used models such as PVSyst, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) System Advisor Model (SAM), and First Solar designed PlantPredict will develop the capabilities to use these spectral data.