Title :
Impact of microclimates on solar resource: Case study of the solar resource in San Francisco
Author :
Mitchell, L. ; Seidel, J. ; Ocampo, R. ; Wilson, S. ; Andrews, J.
Author_Institution :
Power Enterprise, San Francisco Public Utilities Comm., San Francisco, CA, USA
Abstract :
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has installed weather stations throughout San Francisco to understand the solar resource and evaluate potential solar PV projects. Over the last 10 years these weather stations and the SFPUC´s solar program have expanded. This paper presents the results of that effort and shows the variation in solar resource throughout the City and County of San Francisco.
Keywords :
meteorology; photovoltaic power systems; solar power; San Francisco Public Utilities Commission; microclimates; solar PV projects; solar program; solar resource; weather stations; Meteorology; Software;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2010 35th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5890-5
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614704
