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