Meteosat-12 (MTG-I1)
Operational since December 2024: an image of Europe every 10 minutes, 16 channels, and a lightning detector. The raw material of cloud nowcasting.
image every 10 min · 16 channels
Solar nowcasting with the new Meteosat
How much energy will your plant produce in the next four hours? Meteosat Third Generation observes Europe every 10 minutes. We build the very short term irradiance forecast that your operations and your market bids need.
MTG · image every 10 min · soundings every 30 min · CC BY 4.0 license
The data that makes it possible
A recent change of regime in European meteorology, still underused.
MTG-S1 and its soundings
In service since July 2026: temperature and humidity soundings every 30 minutes over Europe, key to anticipating convection and sudden changes in cloud cover.
soundings every 30 min · in service 07-2026
Open license, open models
EUMETSAT core data is CC BY 4.0 with commercial use since February 2025, and ECMWF publishes its AI model (AIFS) openly, with a 51-member probabilistic ensemble.
EUMETSAT CC BY 4.0 · AIFS 51 members
What we build for you
A forecasting service for your plant or portfolio: irradiance 0 to 4 hours ahead from the real movement of clouds seen by MTG; probabilistic forecasts days ahead with AIFS, for bids and maintenance; and storm alerts supported by the lightning detector. This data went into service recently and almost nobody has packaged it in Spain yet. Delivered where you decide: through an API, in your SCADA, or in your market platform.
Irradiance for the next hours by tracking clouds
Meteosat Third Generation photographs Europe every 10 minutes. The system follows the real movement of the clouds, projects where they are heading, and turns that cover into irradiance, the solar energy that will reach each square meter, 0 to 4 hours ahead over your plant. You see the forecast output before the cloud reaches the panels.
MTG · image every 10 min · irradiance 0 to 4 h
A generation ramp alert
When a cloud front is about to cover the plant, the system warns of the ramp: the sharp rise or drop in power and the rough time it arrives. Your operation gets ahead of it, adjusts, and avoids the surprise. A ramp seen with minutes to spare is the difference between reacting and arriving late.
ramp alert · minutes of lead time
A series to match output and market
The forecast is delivered as a time series ready for your SCADA or your market platform. With it you match the forecast output to your sale commitments and cut the imbalances that the power market penalizes. Weather data becomes a better-tuned bid.
time series · match output and market
Who it is for
What will your plant see in two hours?
Tell us where your plant is. We will show you what time resolution the new Meteosat can give you over that exact spot.
Talk to the team