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Renewable Energy

The limited supply and rising prices of traditional energy sources, together with the increasing awareness of climate change, have resulted in rapid development of alternative energy sources. Recent years have seen exponential growth in the wind and solar energy markets. Kipp & Zonen provides a complete range of solar radiation measuring instruments for both photo-voltaic (PV) and thermal solar energy systems. By measuring the available incoming solar energy the effi ciency of the system can be calculated, and the need for cleaning or other maintenance can be assessed.

Solar Farms

Southern Europe is one of the leading regions of the World when it comes to collecting solar energy. ‘Solar Farms’ are becoming a common sight, with hundreds of acres covered by PV arrays, and the effi ciency of these must be monitored. Our CMP series pyranometers fulfi ll the requirements of the IEC 60904 standard for PV testing and are widely used for measuring and comparing all types of PV systems.Kipp & Zonen sun trackers, pyrheliometers and pyrano-meters are installed in networks to ensure the precise and objective measurement of incoming solar radiation. The data is used for solar energy research and for ‘Sun Prospecting’ (the determination of optimal locations).Solar energy professionals rely on Kipp & Zonen products.