A company of solar resource experts and engineers; a brief overview of services available

1. Green Power Labs Inc.:
A company of solar
resource experts and
engineers
February 2009

2. Green Power Labs:
Our Fields of Activities
• High resolution mapping, monitoring and
forecasting of solar energy resources
• Development of GIS-based decision support
systems for solar energy applications
• Solar suitability assessment for commercial and
residential buildings and communities
• Solar thermal, photovoltaic and air systems
engineering

3. Solar Resource Mapping:
Based on
Historical Climatology Trends

4. Global Solar Climatology Mapping
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GPLI compiled a database of historical and current solar
radiation information
NASA Surface meteorology and Solar Energy, Global Data from July 1983 - June 1993

5. Canadian Solar Climatology Mapping
Our database of solar radiation information allows Green Power
Labs to map solar resource in Canada and around the world

6. Proprietary Solar Radiation Models
Our solar radiation models allow prediction of solar
resource availability at any site.

7. Solar Resource Map of Ontario
We “prospect" for solar energy to provide decision
support in selection of the most suitable locations for
solar power generation.

8. Satellite-based
Solar Resource Monitoring
and Mapping

9. GPLI enhanced ArcGIS to allow for mapping solar
irradiance from satellite images
Projection:
UTM
NAD83
Zone 20

10. Our proprietary software automatically downloads and
clips GOES images and recalculates solar radiation
Proprietary software for
automatic downloading
and clipping GOES
images for a specified
area of interest

11. The models
developed by
Green Power Lab
show high
correlation of
satellite-based
solar resource
monitoring and
solar radiation
measurements at
ground-based
meteorological
stations.

12. Recent Projects – Nova Scotia, Canada
High-resolution satellite-
based solar resource
maps for Nova Scotia
(Canada)

13. Recent Projects: South-Western States
Green Power Labs’ satellite-based solar maps can be produced for
any place in the world.

14. Solar Suitability Assessment
of Existing and Proposed
Industrial and Commercial
Buildings and Sites

15. Recent Projects:
Minas Basin Pulp and Power
Solar gain
Solar generation

16. Recent Projects: Commonwealth Games 2014
Green Power Labs conducted a comprehensive solar
study for the proposed Athletes Village and Sports
Facilities

17. Project Engineering: Solar PV
Thermal and Air

18. Recent Projects: Joggins Fossil Cliffs Interpretive Centre
Green
Power Labs
assessed
the solar
suitability
of the site
Green Power Labs
selected PV
technology and
manufacturers
Green Power Labs
engineered and
commissioned solar
PV system
Courtesy of WHW Architects

19. Advanced Site Planning:
LIDAR Based Mapping for
Community Energy Planning

20. LIDAR-based Digital Elevation Site Model
and 3D Visualisation
Dalhousie University Campus, Halifax
LIDAR – derived Digital Elevation Model allows for
reconstruction of site features at ultra-high resolution

21. Ultra-High Resolution Solar Resource Map
Dalhousie University Campus, Halifax
Mapping
accuracies:
15 - 25 cm
LIDAR-based mapping provides unique information on solar energy
availability for every surface of the survey area.

22. Suitability Rating and Solar Generation Potential
Dalhousie University Campus, Halifax
As a result of this LIDAR-based analysis, the most solar suitable
locations are identified.

23. SolarRating Online:
www.solarrating.ca

24. SolarRating Online:
Solar Education and Promotion
Green Power Labs created this interactive, educational online program to
provide a learning tool about efficient use of solar energy.

25. Thank You
www.greenpowerlabs.com
1 Research Drive Dartmouth Nova Scotia Canada
B2Y 4M9
902 466 6475