PV Prospector
Acquire bankable data to reduce risk and uncertainty
When you’re considering a site for your PV project, Draker can help you determine site feasibility and secure project financing at the best rates. Draker’s turnkey solar resource assessment platform provides a start-to-finish solution to evaluate potential project locations.
The PV Prospector Package includes the Draker PV Prospector, a standalone data acquisition system with advanced meteorological instrumentation to record environmental conditions on-site, cloud-based software that allows project data to be viewed and analyzed from any web-enabled device in near-real time, and a bankability report delivered at the conclusion of the site survey.
The PV Propsector can be deployed for a 15-month, 18-month, 21-month, or 24-month term and can be redeployed in a new location following a completed site assessment.
- Complete bankable resource report delivered upon completion of site assessment, which includes:
- Site description
- Solar and Meteorological Measurements and Resource Characteristics
- Estimation of Long-Term Solar Resource
- Estimation of Long-Term Energy Production
- Uncertainty Analysis
- Project data can be viewed and analyzed from any web-enabled device in near real time
- Power modeling uses on-site environmental data with capability to set up multiple power system configurations using component library
- Alarm notifications send alerts to designated personnel in instances of system issues
- Data acquisition base station features redundant data storage, cellular communications gateway, and backup battery
- Stainless steel tripod and standalone power supply
- Automated remote data collection
- Advanced instrumentation compliant with the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Participating Intermittent Resource Program (PIRP) standards, including:
- ISO 9060 first-class plane of array and global horizontal pyranometers
- Back-of-module temperature sensor
- Wind speed and direction sensors
- Ambient temperature and relative humidity sensor
- Barometric pressure and precipitation sensors
- Project scheduling and program management
- Procurement of fencing for site security
- Installation and commissioning available to ensure highest-quality data collection
- Weekly maintenance and cleaning of instrumentation
- Data validation and quality control Monthly Resource Monitoring report