Measurement Network

Sun Trackers Kipp & Zonen RaZON+ (left) and SOLYS2

How to Choose the Right Sun Tracker?

A complete measurement of solar irradiance includes global (GHI), direct (DNI), and diffuse (DHI or DIF) radiation. To accomplish this, a high-quality solar monitoring station typically comprises an automatic sun...
MeteorologySolar Energy

Meet Us in London! OTT HydroMet to Exhibit at at World Water-Tech Innovation Summit

OTT HydroMet is headed to the World Water-Tech Innovation Summit, 22-23 February in London – we hope you are too!This year, we’ll be featuring our latest hardware and software solutions...
Hydrology

OTT HydroMet Supports Nile Basin Regional Hydro-Meteorological Network

OTT Hydromet is proud to support the Nile Basin Initiative and its member states in strengthening the basin-wide hydromet monitoring system expected to help improve cooperation on knowledge-based water resource...
Hydrology

Two-Way Communication: From Station to Software

When devising a monitoring network architecture, two-way communication is revealing a new host of compelling use cases that were previously less known. For those looking to get a better grasp...
Hydrology
PV Plant Sunset

Bifacial Photovoltaics are on the Rise: Check out our Guide for the How’s an the Why’s

Bifacial photovoltaics may not yet be mainstream, but definitely on the rise. Ask the people in Solar Industry and they will tell you that bifacial photovoltaics is the way to...
Solar Energy
Pyranometer

Hot Topics in Monitoring Solar Irradiance

We have a lot of contacts with existing and prospective customers in the solar energy industry; at exhibitions, in workshops or by email and through the Kipp & Zonen support...
Solar Energy
Jadeite Award

DustIQ wins the Megawatt Jadeite Award at SNEC 2019, Shanghai

From 4 to 6 June 2019, “SNEC2019 International Solar Photovoltaic and Smart Energy (Shanghai) Exhibition and Conference" was successfully held in Shanghai, China. Kipp & Zonen exhibited at SNEC and...
Solar Energy
Pyranometer

Choosing the right data logger for your Kipp & Zonen CMP series pyranometer

Kipp & Zonen receives a lot of questions about whether a particular data logger is suitable for use with our instruments. These are mainly from the solar energy sector, where...
Solar Energy
Albedometer

Albedo measurement for bifacial PV modules

Over the last year Kipp & Zonen has received a lot of questions about albedometers from customers working in the Solar Energy market. These came from engineers and researchers working...
Solar Energy
SUV series

New Generation of UV Radiometers UVA, UVB and UVE

After more than 15 years of setting the standard in UV measurements, our well-known UVS series of Radiometers are being replaced with a new generation; the SUV series. Based on...
Solar Energy