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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
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344
Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
now at: Deutscher Wetterdienst, Frankfurter Str. 135, 63067
Offenbach, Germany
Andrea Steiner
Deutscher Wetterdienst, Frankfurter Str. 135, 63067
Offenbach, Germany
Vanessa Bachmann
Deutscher Wetterdienst, Frankfurter Str. 135, 63067
Offenbach, Germany
Philipp Gasch
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344
Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Jochen Förstner
Deutscher Wetterdienst, Frankfurter Str. 135, 63067
Offenbach, Germany
Konrad Deetz
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344
Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Bernhard Vogel
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344
Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
Heike Vogel
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344
Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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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.
The importance for reliable forecasts of incoming solar radiation is growing rapidly, especially...
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