The energy yield model is validated from measurements performed on commercial modules at the JRC’s European Solar Test Installation (ESTI). PVGIS uses high-quality solar radiation data obtained from satellite images, as well as ambient temperature and wind speed from climate reanalysis models.

PVMAPS, a software suite for users to make customised maps.

Maps of solar resource and PV potential, by country or region, in ready to print files.TMY data for nine climatic variables, formatted for building energy calculation tools.Full time series of hourly values of both solar radiation and PV performance.Solar radiation and temperature, as monthly averages or daily profiles.PV electricity generation potential for different technologies and configurations.First time user? Check out the Getting started section.For the supporting documentation see the links at the bottom of this page.The default language is English, but French, Italian, Spanish and German are also available.PVGIS provides information about solar radiation and photovoltaic (PV) system performance for any location in Europe and Africa, as well as a large part of Asia and America.

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