Founders and entrepreneurs around the world use data to find the best place to develop solar parks. Now such discoveries are predicted to boom in Norway.
This is what Even Kvelland says, who started up Glint Solar in 2020 together with Harald Olderheim and John Modin in Antler's accelerator in Norway. Glint Solar is a Norwegian B2B SaaS company that benefits from the development of renewable energy. The company's software makes it easier for developers of solar and later also wind farms to find the most promising geographical areas. Glint Solar uses available information in a different way. They take satellite data and mix it in with extreme weather modelling.
There are many who use empirical data. They talk to people in the areas and do their own research with sensors, but it is often limited to small data sets. At Glint Solar, they connect them with data that goes back 40 years. It provides a completely different insight to build on.
We read about climate change and dark clouds, but from where we stand it actually looks quite bright.
Large-scale development predictions in Norway
While the sun shines brighter further south in sunny areas such as Spain and the Middle East, Kvelland predicts that even relatively darkened Norway will face a large-scale development of solar energy in the coming years. With costs depreciating, solar energy is starting to become profitable here as well. Thus it is believed that many large solar plants will be built here.
According to Kvelland's estimates, it is not inconceivable with plants of at least 50 MW in Norway, perhaps larger as well. Globally, around 1000 GW of solar power has been developed so far. According to Rystad Energy, capacity will be increased by 24 percent annually until 2030.
