DTN APAC and Solcast, a DNV company are a market-leading partnership delivering highly specialised solar data to the Australian renewable energy industry.
Designed for utility scale solar sites, we offer you a globally proven solution.
With low upfront CAPEX and powerful cloud-based information systems, you can access a complete suite of irradiance and weather data to ensure forecast accuracy and improve site efficiency.
Solcast is the world leader in real-time actuals and rapid-update solar forecasts. This solution utilises Solcast’s centralised Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) cloud infrastructure for all complex algorithmic processes and data plumbing. You will gain the power of AWS to interpret and deliver your data at top speed, providing real-time, historical and forecasting estimates direct to your API.
Receive monitoring and support from the DTN APAC and Solcast teams, 24/7.
Utilising Solcast’s satellite fleet, sky-imagers and the SCADA data collected from your solar farm, you will acquire not only forecasting capability, but a precise picture of your actual yield and PR. Specifically built to ensure you meet the requirements of the AEMO and reduce your exposure to costly penalties.
Reap the efficiency and yield benefits of world-leading solar and irradiance data, without it costing the earth.
More than 60% of large-scale solar capacity in the NEM already relies on the data provided by the DTN APAC and Solcast solution.
Real-time error alerts are delivered when your SCADA system detect any drop in performance, so that a solution can be found quickly.
Australian ports and marine pilots can expect a season of shifting wind and swell patterns through winter and spring 2026, as a developing El Niño brings the likelihood of drier conditions and more variable operating windows across the country’s coastline. Will El Niño develop in 2026? There are clear signs that an El Niño pattern is becoming […]
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The Indian Southwest Monsoon will reach India in the next two weeks, but a developing El Niño could signal a drier than normal monsoon for businesses and major industries across the country. Southwest monsoon onset over southern India in the next two weeks The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) is responsible for tracking the advance and […]
