Learn how to assess the amount of sunlight that’s available at any particular location using Peak Sun Hours and a shade analysis.

⏱️Timestamps:
0:06 Intro
0:34 Solar resource and electrical demand
1:19 Solar irradiation and peak sun hours
4:14 Solar irradiation data and resources
7:43 Shading analysis
9:02 Sun path diagram
10:01 Solar Path Finder
13:43 Other videos and resources

📝Resources:
EPA: EnviroAtlas https://enviroatlas.epa.gov/enviroatl...
NASA: Power Data Access Viewer https://power.larc.nasa.gov/data-acce...
NOAA: Magnetic Declination https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/decl...
NREL: PVWatts Calculator https://pvwatts.nrel.gov/
NREL: Solar Radiation Data Manual https://www.nrel.gov/docs/legosti/old...
Solar Radiation Monitoring Lab: Sun Path Chart http://solardat.uoregon.edu/SunChartP...

🗎 Working on Solar Design and System Sizing (FS-2023-0655)
https://extension.umd.edu/resource/wo...

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