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Steadysun, solar energy production and weather forecasting

Published on 15 December 2022
​A reliable solar forecasting service to help producers fulfil their contractual obligations and avoid penalties, available as a subscription that pays for itself in two months”

Steadysun’s software predicts solar power plant production with a high degree of precision—anywhere in the world and for any type of solar photovoltaic panel technology. It also provides weather forecasting services.

The Steadysun sky imager, used for the collection of local observation data at very high resolutions.

The Steadysun sky imager, used for the collection of local observation data at very high resolutions. © Courtesy of Steadysun

Steadysun provides subscription-based forecasting services adapted to customers’ particular facilities and prediction needs, with time horizons ranging from a few minutes to two weeks. The software is the result of ten years of CEA R&D and delivers some of the most reliable forecasts in the world calculated from pictures of the sky, satellite images, weather forecasts, and production data.

The company, present worldwide, is one of the global leaders in solar forecasting. As part of an R&D agreement with the CEA, it is adapting its tools to tomorrow’s panel technologies. Since 2022, it has diversified into weather forecasts, with a service that is 20% more reliable than that of the main players in the field.


Key figure: 14 000

Steadysun’s solar forecasting software tracks 14,000 photovoltaic production sites worldwide in 25 countries


Key Markets:

  • Grid managers
  • Plant operators
  • Energy traders
  • Energy microgrids


Technology:

  • Statistical approach
  • Physical approach
  • Artificial intelligence


Year founded: 2013

Institut d’origine: Liten