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PVGIS (Photovoltaic Geographical Information System) — EU Joint Research Centre estimates of solar photovoltaic energy production and solar radiation for any location worldwide, from satellite + reanalysis datasets. Point queries (lat/lon) over the v5.2 non-interactive API: grid-connected PV system energy yield (annual/monthly, accounting for tilt, azimuth, technology, and system losses), long-term monthly irradiation, and average daily irradiance profiles. Complements raw resource feeds with system-level PV yield. No auth.

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PublisherPVGIS
API basehttps://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/api/v5_2

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Methods (4)

  • calculatePvPerformance

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    Grid-connected PV system energy yield (annual/monthly) for a location + system

    Input schema
    {
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "peakpower": {
      "type": "number",
      "examples": [
        1
      ]
    },
    "loss": {
      "type": "number",
      "examples": [
        14
      ]
    },
    "angle": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "aspect": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "optimalangles": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "mountingplace": {
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "free"
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "building"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    "pvtechchoice": {
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "crystSi"
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "CIS"
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "CdTe"
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "Unknown"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    "lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "examples": [
        40.4
      ]
    },
    "lon": {
      "type": "number",
      "examples": [
        -3.7
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

    Args: lat, lon, peakpower? (kWp), loss? (%), angle?, aspect?, optimalangles?

  • getMonthlyRadiation

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    Long-term monthly solar irradiation for a point

    Input schema
    {
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "angle": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "aspect": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "startyear": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "endyear": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "examples": [
        40.4
      ]
    },
    "lon": {
      "type": "number",
      "examples": [
        -3.7
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

    Args: lat, lon, angle? (tilted plane), aspect?, startyear?, endyear?

  • getDailyRadiationProfile

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    Average daily irradiance profile for a given month

    Input schema
    {
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "month": {
      "type": "number",
      "examples": [
        6
      ]
    },
    "angle": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "aspect": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "examples": [
        40.4
      ]
    },
    "lon": {
      "type": "number",
      "examples": [
        -3.7
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

    month 1-12 (0 = all months); optional angle/aspect

  • getServiceInfo

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    Static API overview — endpoints, parameters, conventions

    Input schema
    {
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false
}