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Spectrafy has upgraded the SolarSIM-ALB to significantly improve its ability to resolve spectral albedo from photosynthetic surfaces such as grasses, pasture and foliage. The SolarSIM-ALB software has also been updated to streamline the provision of albedo and spectral albedo data. Find out more on the SolarSIM-ALB product page.

Spectrafy is proud to introduce the iSG Integrated Spectrum Generator for the SolarSIM-GPV. The iSG is a weatherized processing unit that enables output of processed data from the SolarSIM-GPV (global irradiance, spectral correction factors) directly to an onsite data logger. The iSG eliminates the need for additional processing hardware or software, thereby enabling seamless integration of the SolarSIM-GPV into PV met stations. See the iSG Specification Sheet here.

The Solar Radiation Research Laboratory at NREL has recently added a SolarSIM-G to their Mesa Top facility where it will contribute to their state-of-the-art solar spectral measurement capabilities.
Data from the SolarSIM-G is now accessible online for anyone to view and download here.
NREL has also operated a SolarSIM-D2 since 2016 and its data can be viewed and downloaded here.

We have been busy during the pandemic updating our website to more effectively represent our company. You will find a new look, a number of new products including the SolarSIM-GPV, the SolarSIM-3C and our ST-5 Sun Tracker. In addition the site is packed with more indepth information about the products we offer. Enjoy!

Spectrafy remains open for business, supporting our customers across Canada around the world. As Spectrafy qualifies as an essential business under the Government of Ontario’s guidelines, most components of our business remain active, with personnel working from home where possible. The health and well-being of our suppliers, employees and customers are of foremost importance and we are taking all necessary precautions to help everyone remain safe.

Be sure to sign in to the upcoming 2020 IEEE PVSC-47 Virtual Meeting to hear Spectrafy’s CTO, Viktar Tatsiankou, talk about our latest work in three-component irradiance measurement. His award-nominated talk, entitled: Improved Global Irradiance Decomposition by Sky Condition Classification from Measured Spectral Clearness Indices, will explore how we are able to leverage the SolarSIM-Gs spectral data to extract not just global irradiance, but diffuse and direct irradiance components as well – all from a single Class A sensor with no moving parts. Just one more exciting example of the power of Spectrafy’s multi-spectral measurement approach. Congrats to Viktar and his team!

Spectrafy remains open for business, supporting our customers across Canada around the world. As Spectrafy qualifies as an essential business under the Government of Ontario’s guidelines, most components of our business remain active, with personnel working from home where possible. The health and well-being of our suppliers, employees and customers are of foremost importance and we are taking all necessary precautions to help everyone remain safe.