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2020 Data Round-Up.

2020 Data Round-Up.

We regularly post interesting statistics on renewable energy and the Australian climate on our social media outlets, some more interesting than others. We have collated …

January 11, 2021 January 18, 2021
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Greenspan PS and PR water level sensors.

Greenspan PS and PR water level sensors.

What are water level sensors? Hydrologists use water level sensors to determine the depth of a body of water. While a metre stick will measure …

December 11, 2020 December 13, 2020
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Pyranometer ventilators

Pyranometer ventilators

As standard, pyranometers come without a pyranometer ventilator. For 90% of applications, this is acceptable. However, sometimes fitting a pyranometer ventilator is mandatory.  The accuracy …

November 27, 2020 November 29, 2020
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Choosing the correct Pyranometer.

Choosing the correct Pyranometer.

In the Kipp and Zonen range of thermopile pyranometers there are over 80 variations to choose from, this can make choosing the correct pyranometer a …

November 20, 2020 November 20, 2020
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What is a lightning Bolt from the Blue?

What is a lightning Bolt from the Blue?

When an unexpected event happens people describe it as a “bolt from the blue”. The phrase is actually based on real weather phenomena where a …

November 13, 2020 November 15, 2020
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Water turbidity – why it is an important water quality measurement.

Water turbidity – why it is an important water quality measurement.

What is Turbidity? Turbidity is an optical feature of a liquid and a measurement of its clarity. Determining scattered light levels within a column of …

November 6, 2020 November 16, 2020
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Satellite Ground Stations – Everything you wanted to know

Satellite Ground Stations – Everything you wanted to know

Our partner company ESS Weathertech has released a comprehensive series of articles on satellite ground stations. We would like to share them with ESS Earth …

October 22, 2020 October 30, 2020
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Gecko Firmware Updates

Gecko Firmware Updates

Gecko firmware version 6.2 is available for download. This version completely overhauls telemetry of triggered data for networks. When any station connected to your data …

October 21, 2020 October 21, 2020
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Kipp and Zonen SMP10 and SMP11. What’s the difference?

Kipp and Zonen SMP10 and SMP11. What’s the difference?

ESS Earth Sciences are frequently asked what is the difference between the SMP10 pyranometer and SMP11 pyranometer? We will save you some time so you …

October 14, 2020 November 20, 2020
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Pyranometer maintenance. It’s important!!

Pyranometer maintenance. It’s important!!

Installing your Class A pyranometer is the first step to obtain accurate solar irradiance data, pyranometer maintenance is the next. Whether it is extreme heat, …

October 9, 2020 October 11, 2020
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Renewable Energy in Australia

Renewable Energy in Australia

What is renewable energy? Renewable energy is created from a natural source that replenishes on a human time scale. Sources such as the sun, wind, …

October 1, 2020 October 1, 2020
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Dissolved Oxygen Sensors – Why Dissolved Oxygen Matters.

Dissolved Oxygen Sensors – Why Dissolved Oxygen Matters.

What is dissolved oxygen and why is it important? Dissolved oxygen (DO), measured in mg/L, is the level of non-compound oxygen dissolved in water, it …

September 24, 2020 October 16, 2020
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Choosing a Vibration Sensor

Choosing a Vibration Sensor

When you need to monitor ground or structural vibrations you will need a vibration sensor. Likely, you use either a velocity or an acceleration sensor. …

September 22, 2020 September 24, 2020
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Pyrheliometer – Irradiance Sensor

Pyrheliometer – Irradiance Sensor

A pyrheliometer is a solar irradiance sensor (radiometer) that measures the direct beam radiation of the sun (Direct Normal Irradiance, DNI). Pyrheliometers differ from pyranometers …

September 18, 2020 January 14, 2021
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Rooftop solar – optimisation and sensors

Rooftop solar – optimisation and sensors

Rooftop solar in Australia has grown over the last 10 years. Data from the Clean Energy Regulator [1] indicates there have been 2.38 million photovoltaic …

September 11, 2020 September 21, 2020
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Supercomputing for Weather Forecasting.

Supercomputing for Weather Forecasting.

Introduction Supercomputing is powerful and is utilised primarily in the science, research and business sectors. ESS Weathertech (ESS) has been specialising in the supply of …

September 7, 2020 September 7, 2020
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Sensor Calibration – Pyranometer Calibrations

Sensor Calibration – Pyranometer Calibrations

ESS Earth Sciences are looking at ways to help our customers save money on Kipp and Zonen sensor calibrations. Introducing the Calibration Express program. We …

September 4, 2020 September 6, 2020
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Electrical Conductivity – Water Quality Measurements

Electrical Conductivity – Water Quality Measurements

Electrical Conductivity, electrolytes, ions, and salinity Electrical conductivity measured in Siemens (S) and represents a fluid’s ability to conduct electricity or pass an electrical flow. …

August 28, 2020 August 31, 2020
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Photovoltaics – solar energy

Photovoltaics – solar energy

At the end of 2019 power generation from Solar Photovoltaics (PV) was estimated to be 720 TWh [1], this represents approximately 3% [1] of the …

August 18, 2020 August 18, 2020
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Why Albedo is important for our melting ice caps.

Why Albedo is important for our melting ice caps.

The Earth has an energy budget that is regulated by a multitude of factors. Earth’s major source of energy is radiation from the sun. As …

August 11, 2020 September 4, 2020
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