Solar Resource and Meteorological Assessment Project (SOLRMAP): Southwest Solar Research Park (Formerly SolarCAT) Rotating Shadowband Radiometer (RSR) Data for Phoenix, Arizona

The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory collaborates with the solar industry to establish high quality solar and meteorological measurements. This Solar Resource and Meteorological Assessment Project (SOLRMAP) provides high quality measurements to support deployment of power projects in the United States. The no-funds-exchanged collaboration brings NREL solar resource assessment expertise together with industry needs for measurements. The end result is high quality data sets to support the financing, design, and monitoring of large scale solar power projects for industry in addition to research-quality data for NREL model development. NREL provides consultation for instrumentation and station deployment, along with instrument calibrations, data acquisition, quality assessment, data distribution, and summary reports. Industry participants provide equipment, infrastructure, and station maintenance.
2 Data Resources
Name Size Type Resource Description History
Solar Resource Meteorological Assessment Project SOLRMAP Southwest Solar Research Park Rotating Shadowband Radiometer Phoenix Arizona Data 0 KB Website Solar Resource and Meterorological Assessment for Phoenix, Arizona including "Live" graphical display, updated every 30 minutes. (No longer available) "Live" data and plots, updated every 30 minutes. (No longer available) Daily plots and raw data files, are available from September 27, 2010 to August 2, 2013. Solar Calendars, are available from September 2010 to August 2013. Wind roses (monthly, seasonal, & yearly) are available from October 2010 to July 2013. DOI 10.779/1052225
Bibliography fo Solar Resource Meteorological Assessment Project SOLRMAP Southwest Solar Research Park Rotating Shadowband Radiometer Phoenix Arizona Data 0 KB Website Resource bibliography on SciTech Connect. DOI 10.7799/1052225
Author Information
S. Wilcox, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
A. Andreas, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Cite This Dataset
Wilcox, S., and A. Andreas. 2014. "Solar Resource and Meteorological Assessment Project (SOLRMAP): Southwest Solar Research Park (Formerly SolarCAT) Rotating Shadowband Radiometer (RSR) Data for Phoenix, Arizona." NREL Data Catalog. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Last updated: July 24, 2024. DOI: 10.7799/1052225.
About This Dataset
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10.7799/1052225
Public
07/24/2024
DOE Project
Solar Resource & Meteorological Assessment Project (SOLRMAP)
Funding Organization
Department of Energy (DOE)
Sponsoring Organization
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Solar Energy Technologies Office (EE-4S)
Research Areas
Energy Analysis
Solar Power
License
View License
Digital Object Identifier
10.7799/1052225