Bifacial Vertical Testbed and Ground Irradiance Data in Golden, Colorado

This data was collected for Tonita et al., “Vertical bifacial photovoltaic system model validation: study with field data, various orientations, and latitudes,” for validation of optical models for vertically-oriented photovoltaics under high albedo. Ground irradiance data for vertical PV arrays modeling in agrivoltaics is also provided. The dataset is provided for further use or study as open source. For any questions on the dataset, email Silvana Ovaitt.

3 Data Resources
Name Size Type Resource Description History
Data Manual 4.5 MB Document Manual with description of the data, setup, and other details for use.
NREL_vertical_testbed_data.csv 34.8 MB Data Dataset
NREL_vertical_testbed_weatherdata.csv 1.2 MB Data Weather data for use with the dataset.
Author Information
Silvana Ovaitt, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0180-728X
Erin Tonita, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, University of Ottawa, ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4558-2414
Byron McDanold, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Joshua Parker, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Chris Deline, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9867-8930
Cite This Dataset
Ovaitt, Silvana, Erin Tonita, Byron McDanold, Joshua Parker, and Chris Deline. 2024. "Bifacial Vertical Testbed and Ground Irradiance Data in Golden, Colorado." NREL Data Catalog. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Last updated: December 18, 2024. DOI: 10.7799/2479914.
About This Dataset
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10.7799/2479914
NREL/JA-5K00-90733
Public
12/18/2024
DOE Project
PV Proving Grounds
Facilities
Materials & Chemical Science & Technology (MCS)
Funding Organization
Department of Energy (DOE)
Sponsoring Organization
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Research Areas
Solar Power
License
View License
Digital Object Identifier
10.7799/2479914