Open Climate Fix – Solar PV Nowcasting

Open-source machine learning tool to nowcast solar photovoltaic energy output and reduce grid carbon intensity

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What Open Climate Fix – Solar PV Nowcasting Does

Short-term solar PV generation forecasting

Satellite-imagery-based cloud tracking

Open-source Python codebase

Integration with National Grid ESO (UK)

Details

Overview

Open Climate Fix is a non-profit product lab building open-source tools to accelerate decarbonisation. Their flagship Solar PV Nowcasting model uses satellite cloud imagery and machine learning to predict solar generation 1–8 hours ahead, helping grid operators reduce reliance on fossil fuel backup capacity.

Key Features

Nowcasting: Accurate 0–4 hour solar PV forecasts using Meteosat satellite data
Open-source: All code, models and training data published on GitHub under permissive licences
Grid integration: Deployed in partnership with National Grid ESO to reduce carbon intensity of the UK grid
Research community: Active contributor community and published research

Who Is It For?

Data scientists, energy researchers, grid operators and smart-city teams wanting to integrate renewable energy forecasting into urban energy management systems.

Getting Started

Explore the Open Climate Fix GitHub organisation for repositories and documentation. The team also publishes notebooks and tutorials for getting started with the datasets.