Featured in As simple as IBC – 03-2023

Sense and sensor-ability

EKO Instruments won a pv magazine Award for its MS-80SH pyranometer, which impressed jurors with its ability to provide accurate measurements of solar irradiance with little need for maintenance or monitoring of the installed sensors. EKO Instruments Director Kees Hoogendijk accepted the award in Abu Dhabi, and pv magazine caught up with him to discuss solar operations and maintenance (O&M), as well as the company’s sensor solutions.

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Mark Hutchins

09 Mar 2023

Kees Hoogendijk, director of EKO Instruments (right), accepted the pv magazine Award for balance-of-system components from pv magazine Senior Editor Emiliano Bellini at the Aloft Hotel, Abu Dhabi, in January. | Photo: Luke Fuller/Touchline

pv magazine: One thing that came up during our discussions for the pv magazine Awards is that pyranometers are often overlooked, and not well understood beyond the engineers directly using them. What’s the role of a pyranometer in a solar project?Kees Hoogendijk: This is true from our perspective as well. Pyranometers are standard in a …

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