Declining solar equipment costs continue to drive African businesses toward solar energy solutions, a new report by Cross Boundary Energy shows. Solar irradiation is the measurement of how much sunlight shines in each location, and because irradiation determines how much electricity a solar array will produce, it is a key design factor for solar buyers, installers, and investors. According to the report by CrossBoundary Energy, the current methods the solar industry uses for estimating solar production across the continent are unreliable. This translated into an equal deviation of 3-5 per cent in solar power production estimates, while all other factors are held constant. The American solar risk management firm attributed this result in part to overreliance on biased satellite data for production estimates.

Source: The Star August 03, 2021 12:11 UTC