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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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, …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …