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We
are a consulting company dedicated to the development of
tools and resource assessment products related to a wide range of
applications:
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Optimal use of solar energy and solar potential optimization
through professional resource evaluation at specific sites or on a global scale (for solar thermal
applications, electricity production with consumer PV systems or
large-scale concentration solar power plants, etc.)
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Reference irradiance spectra for specific purposes (PV cells
rating, flat-plate or concentrating PV systems performance prediction, solar heat gain through glazings, UV-induced materials
degradation, UV-index prediction, solar-blind pyrometric
measurements.)
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Broadband irradiance and illuminance modeling and data analysis
for applications in energy production, daylighting, plant growth
in greenhouses, etc.
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Analysis of measured radiometric data for improved quality control
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Derivation of atmospheric variables (e.g., turbidity) from
radiometric measurements.
Our main goal is to provide assistance to institutions and companies involved in energy engineering by filling the wide gap that exists between atmospheric sciences and engineering applications.
Our
services are based in great part on the expertise of internationally-renown Dr. Christian
A. Gueymard, who has published a considerable number of scientific
contributions on solar radiation modeling and measurement.
His most significant achievement and one
of our best-known tools is the SMARTS
spectral radiation model that can be used to
accurately predict the shortwave solar irradiance under variable
atmospheric conditions.
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