CH-POA300 -- Hourly Plane-of-Array Solar Irradiance at High Resolution for Switzerland

DOI

CH-POA300 is a dataset of hourly solar irradiance maps projected onto tilted surfaces (analogous to monofacial solar panels).
- Spatial resolution: 300 m
- Coverage: Switzerland

Two temporal extents are available, depending on the number of surface orientations (azimuth–tilt combinations):

1. Long-term

  • Period: 2004–2020
  • Orientations:
  • Azimuth: 180° (South)
  • Tilts: 0°, 35°, 60°, 90°

2. Typical year

  • Period: 2016
  • Orientations:
  • Azimuths: 0° (North), 90° (East), 135°, 180° (South), 225°, 270° (West)
  • Tilts: 0°, 3°, 8°, 15°, 25°, 35°, 45°, 60°, 80°, 90°

Notes

  • Azimuth angles: 0° = North, 90° = East, 180° = South, 270° = West
  • Tilt angles: 0° = horizontal, 90° = vertical

Additional data

  • Seasonal and annual statistics derived from the maps are included.
  • Methodology and quality assessment are documented in CH-POA300-v#-specs.pdf.
Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.16904/envidat.632
Metadata Access https://www.envidat.ch/api/action/package_show?id=0ec532fd-a319-4569-a181-ab391104b47f
Provenance
Creator Yael, Frischholz,
Publisher EnviDat
Publication Year 2025
Funding Reference InnoSuisse, 47985.1 IP-EE; SWEET-EDGE,; SPEED2ZERO,
Rights cc-by; Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0)
OpenAccess true
Contact envidat(at)wsl.ch
Representation
Language English
Resource Type Dataset
Version 1.0
Discipline Environmental Sciences
Spatial Coverage (5.750W, 45.750S, 10.750E, 47.870N); Switzerland
Temporal Point 2025-03-01T00:00:00Z