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Precise Solar Forecasts for a Stable Energy Supply

With the increasing share of photovoltaic power, the challenge of precisely matching supply and demand is growing. SN Energie and Meteotest are addressing this with forward-looking solutions.

Storm Analysis for Langwies Viaduct

For the Rhaetian Railway, Meteotest used the Large Eddy Simulation Model PALM to model wind hazards at Langwies Viaduct. To validate the results, the conditions during storm "Eberhard" on March 11, 2019 were simulated and compared with available measurement data.

Heat forecast at Swiss SBB locations

A changing climate not only affects the environment but also has an impact on infrastructure, which often requires preventive adjustments. To better assess such risks, Meteotest supported Swiss Federal Railways SBB with analyses of climate indicators at 34,000 axle counter, signal box, main signal, and railway station locations.

Meteotest helps aCentauri optimise their race strategy

Through our data, we enable aCentauri to determine the ideal speed and battery charge level of their solar race car along the race track. This gives the team a valuable advantage over the competition.

Global radiation benchmark - Meteonorm is among the leaders

In the framework of IEA PVPS Task 16, a benchmark of different satellite and model-based radiation databases was carried out. The Meteonorm time series show good quality and are among the top performers.

Microclimatic modeling and analysis for Littau West

Meteotest modeled various variants of the planned Littau West development. This allowed the planning to be optimized with regard to heat.

«Oversize me»: Optimizing PV production

In order to achieve climate targets, renewables must be expanded rapidly. In the near future, electricity production from renewables will exceed the load. Either the electricity is stored for later use or the plants are shut down. In a new study, we calculated the optimum between curtailment and storage.

Storm Analysis Mast Fall Albulapass

On October 29, 2018, the Vaia storm caused damage to the 380 kV Pradella - Sils im Domleschg power line. Gale-force winds with estimated peak speeds of around 200 km/h brought down four support masts on the 2315-meter-high Albulapass. Meteotest has analyzed the incident.

New Solar Bible Published

Planning and using a solar energy system requires reliable information about the solar resource. As a guide through the sometimes complex subject and the various data sources, the 3rd Edition of the "Best Practices Handbook for the Collection and Use of Solar Resource Data for Solar Energy Applications" has now been published.

CSEM and Meteotest open up their data to the scientific community

Researchers get access to a unique dataset on global irradiation and sky conditions collected at three sites in Switzerland. Scientists are now invited to develop their own AI algorithms to predict solar radiation, and potentially optimize solar-power generation systems.

Climate Analogues - finding tomorrow's climate today

Mitigation matters – Meteotest and afca created a remarkable website demon-strating how much climate might change at any given place on Earth.

Meteotest adopts COSMO 1 km forecasting model

Since the beginning of the year 2021, Meteotest has been using the numerical weather prediction model COSMO, which provides our forecasters and our customers with the most accurate forecasts available for Switzerland.

City of Zurich can increase solar power by a factor of 7 by 2030

How much solar power can be produced on the roofs of the city of Zurich? Meteotest's experts have investigated this question.

Updated Swiss immission maps in high spatial resolution

On behalf of the Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, Meteotest has updated the Swiss immission maps for the air pollutants nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5) using the PolluMap model.

New edition of the FOEN website on air pollution

Meteotest has updated the website on air pollution of the Federal Office for the Environment FOEN. The maps of the current air pollution data are presented using the latest technology

NIR calculations with NISMap

NISMap is a software for the calculation of the immissions of high-frequency non-ionizing radiation (NIR). NISMap was developed and distributed by ARIAS. From 2020, the further development and support of NISMap will be carried out entirely by Meteotest.

Lightning data – cooperation with Météorage

Meteotest now obtains lightning data for Switzerland and the neighbouring countries from Météorage. In addition, Meteotest now acts as a distributor for the services of Météorage in Switzerland.

High resolution urban heat analysis

Climate change rises new demands on urban and area planning. On the basis of the innovative simulation model PALM-4U, Meteotest offers new high-resolution urban heat analyses. In Meteonorm, new urban heat cliamtologies are available.

Official Swiss health insurance calculator Priminfo certified for Accessibility

2018 the official Swiss health insurance calculator Priminfo was comprehensively refactored by Meteotest. The website has been designed to be accessible and certified according to WCAG 2.0 Level AA.

Visualize the potato's thirst

... and save water and costs. Meteotest has implemented a website for a multi-year project of the College of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL in Zollikofen, which helps farmers to optimize the soil moisture relevant to plant growth.

Optimising Operations through Meteo-Intelligence

In close collaboration with Geneva Airport and MeteoSwiss, Meteotest developed a weather dashboard – a crucial element for optimising airport operations.