Module 01 · Pre-build
Site & Climate
Select a candidate site and pull a year of weather, solar resource, and grid context. The boundary conditions established here propagate through every downstream module — facility energy, PV dispatch, and the environmental-impact footprint.
Site
Agadir-Massira
Morocco · 30.32° N
Annual GHI
2,090
kWh/m² · TMYx
Annual DNI
2,310
kWh/m²
Mean ambient
18.6
°C · annual avg
Grid voltage
22
kV MV interconnect
Logistics
2,260
km truck → DE consumer
Selected site — Farm32 Agadir
Satellite view of the candidate parcel. Facility footprint and PV array are drawn at true scale on the south-facing slope. Drag to pan; scroll or +/− to zoom.
Facility (26 × 25 m)
PV array (~60 × 40 m, 30° south-tilt)
Why this site
| Solar class | A · top decile for global horizontal irradiance in the Mediterranean basin |
|---|---|
| Cooling load | Moderate — mean diurnal range 11 °C; no extreme winter heating demand |
| Water source | Reverse-osmosis desalination available within 12 km; aquifer not used |
| Grid | 22 kV ONEE feeder at parcel boundary; net-metering available up to 500 kWp |
| Land status | Agricultural land, 4.2 ha lease secured for 25 years |
| Risk flags | Coastal salt aerosol — module cleaning regimen budgeted in Module 03 |
Solar resource — monthly GHI & ambient temperature
TMYx weather, file
MAR_SS_Agadir-Massira.Intl.AP.602520_TMYx (climate.onebuilding.org). Months with the lowest GHI (December and January) drive the worst-case PV shortfall handled by Module 03.Climate table — 12-month profile
Average values from the TMYx hourly file used across all SOLARA Design simulations.
| Month | GHI kWh/m² | DNI kWh/m² | T-air °C | RH % | Wind m/s |
|---|
Outputs handed to downstream modules
| Output | Goes to | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly weather (8760 h) | Module 02 — Facility Energy | EnergyPlus boundary: T-air, RH, wind, GHI/DNI/DHI |
| Hourly POA irradiance & PV cell temperature | Module 03 — Solar & Storage | pvlib PVWatts generation curve at 30° south-tilt |
| Transport distance & mode | Module 04 — Environmental Impact | Distribution-stage emissions per PEFCR section 5.4 |
| Logistics & grid-tariff baseline | Operate | Real-time variance vs. design assumption |