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Maximum solar efficiency shouldn’t cost the earth

Accurate, rapid-update forecasting to improve your yield and planning

Do you have the next-generation foresight you need to maximise your profits?

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.

We’ve uncovered your power potential

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.

Market Leading Data

Reap the efficiency and yield benefits of world-leading solar and irradiance data, without it costing the earth.

Proven Results at Scale

More than 60% of large-scale solar capacity in the NEM already relies on the data provided by the DTN APAC and Solcast solution.

Monitoring and Alerts

Real-time error alerts are delivered when your SCADA system detect any drop in performance, so that a solution can be found quickly.

Latest news

Satisfy your weather obsession with these news headlines from around the nation, and the world.

Tropical Cyclone Zelia forms near Western Australia – here’s what businesses can expect

A tropical cyclone has formed to the north of WA and is expected to become a severe tropical cyclone before making landfall later this week, potentially impacting mining, port and offshore oil and gas operations in the region. Tropical Cyclone Zelia formed early on Wednesday morning, becoming the 5th system to be named inside Australia’s […]

Severe tropical cyclone threat looms for mining and ports in WA

A severe tropical cyclone could make landfall in northern WA, impacting mining, port and offshore oil and gas operations in the region. At 8am AWST on Tuesday, a tropical low was spinning off the northern coast of WA, roughly 295 km to the northwest of Broome. This developing low pressure system is causing large pulses […]

NEM braces for hottest day in over 5 years

A searing hot airmass across parts of SA may bring one of the hottest days in half a decade, causing energy demand to soar across the state. Temperatures are set to soar into the mid 40s across large areas of SA on Wednesday and high 30s in Vic on Thursday ahead of a low-pressure system […]

Pilbara mining and port operations could be impacted by a cyclone this week

A developing tropical low off Australia’s northwest coast has a high chance of becoming a tropical cyclone by the middle of this week, possibly as early as Tuesday. The animation below shows a large mass of convective clouds to the north of WA on Monday morning, revealing the location of the developing tropical low. Image: […]