Historic Data & Forecasts for Renewable Energy Maximize investments, minimize risk, and make better business decisions with superior wind and solar data. Be Data-Driven Be Data-Driven Better data leads to better business decisions. Vaisala Historian and Forecaster tools, part of our Xweather family of weather and environmental data services, employ robust modeling techniques and super-computing capabilities to achieve the superior quality of the data captured in our Renewable Energy solution tools. Asset Owners Asset Owners Vaisala’s Historian and Forecaster tools for wind and solar provide critical information about current and future conditions, enabling asset owners to make confident business decisions to maximize output and business value, while minimizing risk. Energy Traders Energy Traders Vaisala’s renewable energy solutions deliver deep historic data and highly accurate forecasts for both specific site locations and entire regions, allowing for in-depth and thorough analysis of past conditions and projected outputs for wind and solar energy projects. Project Managers/Developers Project Managers/Developers Optimize wind and solar asset output and maintenance with the historic data and accurate forecasts of Vaisala’s renewable energy tools. Year-over-year comparisons allow for quick identification of underperforming assets, while forecasts from 5 minutes to 10 days in the future help predict project success and facilitate ongoing maintenance activities. Hedging Hedging Vaisala’s long-term weather data sets support financial hedging for renewable energy projects. Our high quality, long-term wind, solar, and weather datasets provide project owners with the information to create an accurate, objective estimate of a project’s future performance and variability to aid in the structuring and settlement of financial hedges. Maximize investments, minimize risk. And you can try before you buy! Learn how Vaisala’s commitment to superior historic and forecast data quality can help drive more value from your wind or solar energy asset. Start your free 30-day trial today. REQUEST MY FREE TRIAL Solutions Solar Energy Never decide in the dark. See how Vaisala weather and environmental technologies create better decisions throughout the solar energy life cycle. LEARN MORE Wind Energy Anchored by the legendary WindCube wind lidar suite, Vaisala’s wind energy solutions are unrivaled in their comprehensiveness and value. Discover end-to-end solutions with fully integrated, globally trusted sensing and digital services. LEARN MORE Products and Services Historian Access to long-term historical wind and solar data in a variety of forms to drive decisions, create valuable comparisons reports, and analyze output year over year. LEARN MORE Forecaster Industry-leading weather forecast data to maximize solar or wind energy production and value, mitigate risk, and optimize assets. LEARN MORE Resources PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT Free Wind & Solar Maps Vaisala makes its resource maps broadly available to illustrate the potential of renewable energy around the globe. The maps are regularly published for a wide variety of media, academic, governmental, and commercial purposes. GET MAPS WHITEPAPER Solar Dataset 2019 Validation Outline of standard practices followed to ensure accurate solar assessment, along with Vaisala's methodology to continually update our global solar dataset. DOWNLOAD PDF Resources PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT Forecaster for Renewable Energy Forecasts available as site-specific or regional, providing asset owners, project managers, energy traders, and schedulers superior information for decision-making. DOWNLOAD PDF PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT Historian for Renewable Energy Capturing the most value from investments in wind and solar energy projects with a thorough understanding of the location’s past weather patterns and trends. DOWNLOAD PDF WHITEPAPER Professional Grade Validation, 2022 In this white paper we present results of an independent validation exercise that used data from thirty eight (38) high quality solar observations stations in the U.S.A. which were provided to Vaisala by two of our project development clients. This white paper follows up on a previous white paper (Vaisala, Oct 2019) that used only 12 stations. DOWNLOAD PDF WHITEPAPER Professional Grade Validation, 2019 Case study presenting results of an independent validation exercise using data from solar observation stations in the U.S. DOWNLOAD PDF SECURITY BRIEF Weather observation network safety Learn how Vaisala is providing trustworthy and reliable weather data with industry-leading IoT security for a better connected world. DOWNLOAD PDF User Logins Observations Platform Click here to enter your credentials for access to the Observations Platform. GO NOW Energy Dashboard Click here to enter your credentials for access to the Energy Dashboard. GO NOW