Development
Timeline
| Date & Time | Event / Milestone |
|---|---|
| 2021-11-01 09:30 | Assess the state of PVGIS ≤ 5.2 |
| 2022-07-01 17:30 | Finalise the assessment of PVGIS ≤ 5.2 |
| 2022-09-26 14:30 | "State & Future of PVGIS", internal presentation |
| 2023-04-01 15:30 | Discuss and plan a feasibility study |
| 2023-05-01 09:30 | Launch the production of a Proof-of-Concept |
| 2023-06-01 09:30 | Create Git repository athttps://gitlab.jrc.ec.europa.eu |
| 2023-06-15 10:30 | Open first issue: "Rewrite PVGIS" |
| 2023-11-01 09:45 | Prototype solar positioning based on NOAA’s solar geometry equations & NumPy (~120 sec run time) |
| 2023-11-09 09:00 | Meeting with CM-SAF Team (DWD): "Chunking for large time series" |
| 2023-11-16 10:30 | Proof-of-Concept Modern PVGIS—internal presentation |
| 2023-12-10 22:46 | Model photovoltaic power (1 year, NumPy), duration: 150 sec |
| 2023-12-10 22:12 | Vectorise solar positioning functions & accelerate PV power modelling (1 year), duration: ~2.5 sec |
| 2023-12-19 10:30 | Proof-of-Concept Modern PVGIS, presentation at DWD, Germany |
| 2024-03-16 05:53 | Enhance PV power modelling: ~3.5 sec for 15 years of hourly data |
| 2024-04-18 11:00 | Introduce testing framework |
| 2024-05-24 15:09 | Run 335,336 automated tests for solar positioning |
| 2024-06-27 08:00 | Integrate new features in Web API (QR code, fingerprint) |
| 2024-06-28 10:00 | "PVGIS 6, A bit more than a Poof-of-Concept", internal presentation |
| 2024-08-30 14:16 | Optimise PV power modelling via Web API, duration: < 1 sec |
| 2024-10-02 10:00 | "PVGIS 6, Nearing an αlpha Version", internal presentation |
| 2024-10-22 14:00 | Issue count in GitLab: ~200 |
| 2024-11-04 11:00 | Run 141,246 automated tests for optimal surface positioning |
| 2024-11-06 10:10 | "PVGIS 6", presentation at Digital Stakeholder Forum, DIGIT, EC |
| 2025-01-29 13:00 | "SARAH data in PVGIS, Past, present & future", CM-SAF Workshop (DWD) |
| 2025-06-30 14:49 | Static Analysis & Vulnerability Assessment Report, Security Assurance, DIGIT, EC |
| 2025-07-04 11:36 | Intellectual Property Clearance: Publish source code under EUPL 1.2 license, IPR, EC |
| 2025-07-16 10:00 | "PVGIS Version 6", final internal presentation of a PoC |