A reliable solar forecasting service to help energy producers to reduce costs and risks associated with meteorological variability
Steadysun’s software predicts solar and wind power plant production with a high degree of precision—anywhere in the world and for any type of solar photovoltaic panel technology and wind turbine. It also provides weather forecasting services.
The Steadysun sky imager, used for the collection of local observation data at very high resolutions. © Credit : Steadysun
Solar and wind energy are intermittent and difficult to predict, and therefore does not easily lend itself to production forecasts. Still, power plant operators, grid managers, and electricity traders need it to optimize their operations and maximize profits.
Steadysun provides subscription-based forecasting services adapted to customers’ particular facilities and prediction needs, with time horizons ranging from a few minutes to two weeks. The software is the result of ten years of CEA R&D and delivers some of the most reliable forecasts in the world calculated from pictures of the sky, satellite images and data, weather forecasts, and site production measurements.
The company, present worldwide, is one of the global leaders in solar forecasting. As part of an R&D agreement with the CEA, it is adapting its tools to tomorrow’s panel and networks technologies. Since 2022, it has diversified into weather forecasts, with a service that is 20% more reliable than that of the main players in the field.
Key figure:
14 000
Steadysun’s solar forecasting software tracks more than 14,000 photovoltaic production sites worldwide in 25 countries
Key Markets:
- Grid managers
- Plant operators
- Energy traders
- Energy microgrids
Technology:
- Statistical approach
- Physical approach
- Artificial intelligence
Year founded: 2013
Institut d’origine: Liten