Annual Report 2006 - Plataforma Solar de Almería

PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA
Figure 4.18 Damage by lightning. The anemometer at the top of the mast was knocked off
mercial components. The information from this station is filtered weekly with
external tools and uploaded to the main server.
3) Satellite Imaging.
This activity has been carried out in the context of the Spanish National
Plan for RD&I Projects since 1999. Up to 2004 it concentrated on:
• Developing the methodology
• Acquiring and perfecting the satellite databases
• Acquiring and perfecting the terrestrial databases
• Developing the imaging models
• Applying the models developed to all of the images
• Generating the results
In 2006, this data base was not modified, but numerous external enquiries
have been received. At the present time, the whole application (requests for
PSA, CEDER and satellite data) has 455 users:
Figure 4.19 Access to solar radiation
calculated from satellite
images
Figure 4.20 Presentation of monthly
average daily global
radiation on horizontal
surface (in kWh/m2/day)
at a specific site.
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