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Podcast: Is the Solar Party Over Already? Live from Solarplaza with Cormac Gilligan

Renewable energy sources are on the rise, in recent years mainly thanks to photovoltaics. But various challenges are about to slow down its dynamic growth: Grid challenges, unsolved storage issues,...
Solar Energy

Podcast: Finding the Optimum PV Plant Setup with Researchers from TU Delft

PV modules generate the largest amount of electricity when directly exposed to the sun. In theory, using two-axis trackers would maximize the yield. For obvious economic reasons, a fixed installation...
Solar Energy
OTT HydroMet's Marc Korevaar showcases bronze award at Veralto Innovation Conference 2024

Kipp & Zonen SMP12: Our Class A Pyranometer Wins Bronze

The team at OTT HydroMet is excited to announce that our Class A irradiance sensor, the Kipp & Zonen SMP12 won an Innovation Award at the inaugural Veralto Innovation Conference...
Solar Energy

Podcast: CMP – Craig and Martin Podcasting at Intersolar 2024

Intersolar has been huge this year. 18 halls filled with new PV panels, battery systems, inverters, mounting equipment, cleaning robots, software solutions, and more, underscore the industry’s dynamics and hunger...
Solar Energy

Podcast: Analog or Smart Sensor? Choosing the Right Instrument

Food for geeks! Most measurement instruments are either analog or smart. This applies to our Kipp & Zonen portfolio for solar irradiance monitoring, too. But which one to choose for...
MeteorologySolar Energy

Podcast: Meet the Dutch Couple Who Drove to Cape Town and Back

Special Holidays Episode! This Dutch couple has seen quite a big part of the world. Maarten van Pel and Renske Cox always have been passionate travelers. But one day, they...
Solar Energy

Podcast: How Europe’s Dirtiest River Emscher Was Revived

The river Emscher in Western Germany has a turbulent history. Within one century, it turned from a leisurely meandering stream to Europe’s dirtiest river and, most recently, to a restored...
Hydrology

Podcast: Road Weather Innovations – A Trip to Poland

In a coalescing world, safe and efficient transportation of people and goods becomes increasingly important. Thus, it comes with little surprise that weather monitoring for roads, railways, and air traffic...
Meteorology

Podcast: Introduction to PV Soiling – Background, Impact, and Treatment Options

Dirty PV modules generate less energy than clean ones. This phenomenon called “soiling” sums up to losses of several billion dollars every year. Cleaning increases efficiency, but comes at a...
Solar Energy