Articles | Volume 17, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-13391-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-13391-2017
Research article
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10 Nov 2017
Research article |  | 10 Nov 2017

Impact of the 4 April 2014 Saharan dust outbreak on the photovoltaic power generation in Germany

Daniel Rieger, Andrea Steiner, Vanessa Bachmann, Philipp Gasch, Jochen Förstner, Konrad Deetz, Bernhard Vogel, and Heike Vogel

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The importance for reliable forecasts of incoming solar radiation is growing rapidly, especially for those countries with an increasing share in photovoltaic (PV) power production. We investigate the impact of mineral dust on the PV power generation during a Saharan dust outbreak over Germany on 4 April 2014. We find an overall improvement of the PV power forecast for 65 % of the pyranometer stations in Germany.
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