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Wind Power

This parameter gives the wind power in kW and MW for more than 800 turbine models of several manufacturers with hub heights ranging from 10 m to 20 000 m.

wind_power_turbine_<turbine_id>_hub_height_<height>:<unit>

Available turbines: Turbine List (please contact us if the turbine you need is missing)

Available heights: continuous from 10m to 20000m

Available units: MW, kW

Examples

Examples for available turbines (and the respective query parameters) are:

wind_power_turbine_enercon_e101_3000_hub_height_110m:MW 
wind_power_turbine_aaer_a1000_1000_hub_height_110m:MW 
wind_power_turbine_siemens_swt_3_0_101_3000_hub_height_110m:MW 
wind_power_turbine_vestas_v100_1800_hub_height_110m:MW

Comparison of different turbines:
https://api.meteomatics.com/__replace__0T12:00:00Z--__replace__5T12:00:00Z:PT15M/wind_power_turbine_vestas_v90_2000_hub_height_110m:MW,wind_power_turbine_siemens_swt_2_3_93_2300_hub_height_110m:MW,wind_power_turbine_enercon_e66_2000_hub_height_110m:MW/53.645859,5.449016/html
Create an HTML map showing the wind power of the turbine enercon_e82_3000 at hub height 110 meters.
https://api.meteomatics.com/__replace__0Z/wind_power_turbine_enercon_e82_3000_hub_height_110m:MW/53.5,5.8_49,12:0.01,0.01/html_map

The corresponding JSON file:

{
   "version": "3.0",
   "user": "api-test",
   "dateGenerated": "2021-03-22T07:44:19Z",
   "status": "OK",
   "data": [
      {
         "parameter": "wind_power_turbine_vestas_v90_2000_hub_height_110m:MW",
         "coordinates": [
            {
               "lat": 53.64586,
               "lon": 5.449016,
               "dates": [
                  {
                     "date": "2021-03-22T12:00:00Z",
                     "value": 0.177
                  },
                  {
                     "date": "2021-03-22T12:15:00Z",
                     "value": 0.225
                  },
                  
                     "date": "2021-03-22T19:45:00Z",
                     "value": 0.462
                  },
           
                  ...
             
                  {
                     "date": "2021-03-27T11:45:00Z",
                     "value": 2
                  },
                  {
                     "date": "2021-03-27T12:00:00Z",
                     "value": 2
                  }
               ]
            }
         ]
      }
   ]
}

Solar Power

Solar power in kW and MW for different tracking types, panel orientations (tilts), and efficiencies. Additionally, topographic shading is taken into account by using a digital terrain model.

solar_power<specifications>:<unit>

Available units: kW, MW

Available specifications:

Capacity

The installed capacity in MW, defaults to 1 MW. Specified as:

installed_capacity_<capacity>

Tracking types

Fixed: the panel is fixed on both axes, so orientation and tilt can be specified in the query.
```
tracking_type_fixed
```
Azimuth tracking: the tilt is fixed and can be specified in the query while the panel orientation is variable (the orientation follows the position of the sun).
```
tracking_type_azimuth-tracking
```
Tilted north-south tracking (also known as polar aligned single axis tracking): the panel tilt is determined by the latitude, the panel rotates around the axis with constant angular velocity.
```
tracking_type_tilted-north-south-tracking
```
Full tracking: tilt and orientation are variable, the panel is always facing the sun.
```
tracking_type_full-tracking
```

Panel tilt

The panel tilt is given in degrees, a panel tilt of 0˚ means that the panel is facing straight up, a panel tilt of 90˚ means the panel is facing the horizon.
Defaults to 25˚. Specified as:

tilt_<tilt>

Panel orientation

The panel orientation is given in degrees, where 0˚ means the panel is facing north, 90˚ means east, 180˚ south, 270˚ west.
Defaults to 180˚. Specified as:

orientation_<orientation>

Critical snow depth

If the snow depth is bigger than this value (in cm), the production is started to be damped with a ~1/R relationship, where R is the radiation (see image). The production is lowered by the amount of radiation that can not penetrate the snow cover.

A value of 0 means that the panel will always be assumed to be free of snow. Defaults to 1.5. Specified as:

critical_snowdepth_<value>

Examples

Time series comparing different installed capacities, tilts and tracking types:
https://api.meteomatics.com/__replace__0T00:00:00Z--__replace__5T00:00:00Z:PT1H/solar_power_installed_capacity_0.2_tracking_type_tilted-north-south-tracking:kW,solar_power_installed_capacity_0.5_tracking_type_fixed_orientation_180_tilt_25:kW,solar_power_installed_capacity_0.7_tracking_type_fixed_orientation_80_tilt_25:kW,solar_power_installed_capacity_1_tracking_type_full-tracking:kW/47.427660,9.378648/html

The CSV output for the solar power for the next three days:
https://api.meteomatics.com/__replace__0T00:00:00Z--__replace__3T00:00:00Z:PT2H/solar_power_orientation_180_tilt_25:kW/47.427660,9.378648/csv

validdate;solar_power_orientation_180_tilt_25:MW
2017-08-01T00:00:00Z;0
2017-08-01T02:00:00Z;0
2017-08-01T04:00:00Z;0
2017-08-01T06:00:00Z;0.065
2017-08-01T08:00:00Z;0.396
2017-08-01T10:00:00Z;0.829
2017-08-01T12:00:00Z;0.906
2017-08-01T14:00:00Z;0.661
2017-08-01T16:00:00Z;0.169
2017-08-01T18:00:00Z;0.009
2017-08-01T20:00:00Z;0
2017-08-01T22:00:00Z;0
2017-08-02T00:00:00Z;0

Time series during snowy conditions in January 2021 including a critical snow depth of 5 cm:
https://api.meteomatics.com/__replace__0T00:00:00Z--__replace__5T00:00:00Z:PT1H/solar_power_installed_capacity_0.2_tracking_type_tilted-north-south-tracking_critical_snowdepth_5:kW/47.427660,9.378648/html

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