A very small instrument has a big job ahead of it: measuring all Earth-directed energy coming from the Sun and helping scientists understand how that energy influences our planet’s severe weather, ...

Review of NOAA Working Group Report on Maintaining the Continuation of Long-Term Satellite Total Irradiance Observations evaluates NOAA's plan for mitigating the loss of total solar irradiance ...

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that April 2026 marked a reversal from March’s ...

U.S. scientists have developed a method to forecast solar irradiance at any location using a single high-resolution ...

Surface solar radiation across Europe is increasing due to changing cloud patterns and reduce air pollution, according to the findings of new research. The research, a collaboration between solar data ...

Solar irradiance is the power per unit area received from the Sun in the form of electromagnetic radiation as measured in the wavelength range of the measuring instrument. The solar irradiance is ...

We live on a solar-powered planet. As we wake up in the morning, the Sun peeks over the horizon to shed light on us, blanket us with warmth and provide cues to start our day. At the same time, our Sun ...

A European research group has developed a new “empirical” method for measuring the backside irradiance of bifacial PV system. The proposed approach was tested across several European locations and it ...