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Solar Production Analysis with Python

The document outlines a comprehensive analysis of solar energy production using Python, focusing on data from the National Solar Radiation Database. It includes simulations of solar panel output, evaluations of building energy consumption with and without rooftop PV systems, and comparisons of production estimates from different sources. Additionally, it discusses optimizing PV system sizes based on consumption patterns and analyzes the impact of energy conservation measures on ROI.

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Solar Production Analysis with Python

The document outlines a comprehensive analysis of solar energy production using Python, focusing on data from the National Solar Radiation Database. It includes simulations of solar panel output, evaluations of building energy consumption with and without rooftop PV systems, and comparisons of production estimates from different sources. Additionally, it discusses optimizing PV system sizes based on consumption patterns and analyzes the impact of energy conservation measures on ROI.

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Reimagine Energy Pills #5

SOLAR
PRODUCTION
ANALYSIS WITH
PYTHON
Load solar radiation data from
a publicly accessible database

NSRDB: National Solar Radiation Database

1
Simulate the hourly production
of a single panel with pvlib
250
Energy Produced (Wh)

150
50
0

Jan Apr Jul Oct Dec

2
Calculate the monthly production
for an entire PV system
6000
Energy Produced (kWh)
3000
0

Jan Apr Jul Oct Dec

3
Load consumption data from a
publicly accessible database

on

4
Evaluate how a building’s grid
consumption changes with and
without rooftop PV

Consumption without PV Consumption with PV


14
Energy Consumption (MWh)

10
6
2

Jan Apr Jul Oct Dec

5
Calculate electricity flows
across the year

Grid Consumption Solar Production

Solar Excess
400
Energy (MWh)
200
0

Jan Apr Jul Oct Dec

6
Test the Google Solar API for
roof detection and system
sizing

7
Compare the estimated
production between pvlib and
Google Solar

Google Solar pvlib


Annual Energy Produced (MWh)
6k
3k
0

0 4k 8k 12k
Number of panels

8
Optimize the size of the
rooftop PV system based on the
building’s consumption patterns

Self-consumption Self-sufficiency Annual Return


Ratio Ratio
1

Optimal
size
0.75
0.5
0.25
0

1000 2000 3000 4000 5000


System Size [kWp]

9
Evaluate ROI difference for the
PV system when an energy
conservation measure is
implemented in the building
Self-consumption reduction ROI reduction
-10%
-30%
-50%

1000 2000 3000 4000 5000


System Size [kWp]

10
Analysis of volatile
electricity markets

Jan
Feb
Mar
0.14 Apr
Price [EUR/kWh]

May
0.12
Jun
0.10 Jul
Aug
0.08 Sep
Oct
0.06 Nov
Dec
0.04
Average

0.02 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Hour of the day

11
Average solar production by hour and month

Jan
1000
Feb

Mar

Solar Production (kWh)


800
Apr

May

Jun 600

Jul

Aug 400

Sep

Oct
200
Nov

Dec
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 0

Average electricity price by hour and month

Jan 0.18
Feb
0.16
Mar
0.14
Apr

Price (EUR/kWh)
May 0.12

Jun
0.1
Jul
0.08
Aug

Sep 0.06

Oct
0.04
Nov

Dec 0.02

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

12
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code?

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