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Victoria's Solar Resource - Details

Measuring Solar Irradiance

Photo of a Tracker & Direct Beam Pyrheliometer and photo of a Pyranometer for measuring global and direct radiation

Tracker & Direct Beam Pyrheliometer Pyranometer for measuring global
and direct radiation

Average Annual Global Irradiation

Map of Victoria showing Average Yearly Global Solar Exposure, the highest levels are in the North of the State

Seasonal Solar Radiation @ 25o Incline

Maps showing Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring solar radiation

Access to the Electricity Grid

Map of Victoria showing access to the Electricity Grid with the Average Yearly Global Solar Exposure

Access to Electricity and Gas Grids

Map of Victoria showing access to Electricity and Gas Grids and Average Yearly Global Solar Exposure

LGAs Relative to Electricity and Gas Grids

Map of Victoria showing LGAs relative to electricity and gas grids as well as Average Yearly Global Solar Exposure

Map showing a zoom of the previous map with the Mildura area highlighted

Same image as previous with further zoom on the Mildura area

Sources of Solar Data

Comprehensive listing of data available at:
http://solar1.mech.unsw.edu.au/glm/trnaus/CLIMATIC%20DATA.htm
BOM has hourly direct radiation data for Melbourne, Mildura, Wagga and Mount Gambier
Early 1990’s: SECV project collected global, direct, diffuse irradiance at minute intervals for 3 years at Mildura, Albury/Wodonga, Bendigo and 11 interstate sites (also coincident wind speed and wet/dry bulb air temperature) Data available from BOM. SV has summary data on CD.
Summary data in Australian Solar Radiation Data Handbookavailable from ANZSES
Victorian maps and data set of direct solar radiation available from the BoMat end of June 09 based on satellite data.

Australian Solar Radiation Data

Image showing data from the Australian Solar Radiation Data Handbook, shows the average beam hourly irradiance and daily irradiation on a sun tracking plane for each month

Source:
http://www.anzses.org/files/ASRDH%20cover%20and%20contents%20Apr%202006.pdf

Solar Monitoring Stations

    Glob Dir ASRDH
Station
Number		 Station Name First Last First Last First Last
901 BENDIGO SECV 1993 1995 1993 1995    
998 BROADMEADOWS(GLENLITTA AVE) 1997 2006 1997 2006    
43 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNI) 1980 1981        
29 HAMILTON RESEARCH 1974 1988        
32 KYABRAM (IRRIG RES.STN) 1975 1992        
10 LAVERTON AMO 1968 1995     1968 1979
301 MELBOURNE AIRPORT 1999 2008 1999 2008    
62 MELBOURNE HO (DRUMMOND ST) 1967 1976     1967 1980
12 MELBOURNE HO (LONSDALE ST) 1976 1986       1980
999 MELBOURNE HO (LONSDALE ST) 1997 1998       1980
351 MILDURA 1996 2005       1979
13 MILDURA AMO 1969 1995 1996 2005   1979
903 MILDURA SECV 1993 1995       1979
33 WARRAMBINE (BASIN NO 1) 1978 1984 1993 1996    
N/A EAST SALE           1987
902 ALBURY SECV 1994 1995 1994 1996    
21 WAGGA AMO 1968 1990     1968 1980
201 WAGGA WAGGA(WAGGA AMO) 1997 2008 1997 1996 1968 1980
16 MT.GAMBIER AMO 1968 1992   2008 1968 1976
501 MT.GAMBIER AMO 1993 2006 1998 2006 1968 1976

Solar Monitoring Stations

Map of Victoria showing the locations of Solar Monitoring Stations, Mildura, Kyabram, (Wagga Wagga, Albury), Bendigo, Broadmeadows, Bundoora, Melbourne Airport, Melbourne Ho, Melbourne Ho, East Sale, Laverton, Warrambine, Hamilton Research and (Mount Gambier)

Solar Monitoring Stations Direct

Map of Victoria showing Solar Monitoring Stations - Direct, at Mildura, Wagga Wagga, Albury, Bendigo, Melbourne Airport and Mount Gambier

Solar Monitoring Stations - ASRDH

Map of Victoria showing Solar Monitoring Stations - ASRDH, at Laverton AMO, and East Sale
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