Wind and Solar Power
Wind Power | Solar PowerWind 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/2024-03-19T12:00:00Z--2024-03-24T12:00:00Z: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/2024-03-19Z/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/2024-03-19T00:00:00Z--2024-03-24T00:00:00Z: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/2024-03-19T00:00:00Z--2024-03-22T00:00:00Z:PT2H/solar_power_orientation_180_tilt_25:kW/47.427660,9.378648/csvvaliddate;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
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Time series during snowy conditions in January 2021 including a critical snow depth of 5 cm:
https://api.meteomatics.com/2024-03-19T00:00:00Z--2024-03-24T00:00:00Z:PT1H/solar_power_installed_capacity_0.2_tracking_type_tilted-north-south-tracking_critical_snowdepth_5:kW/47.427660,9.378648/html