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This study presents the record and analysis of solar radiometry and selected meteorological parameters for Durban; South Africa over a full one-year period from January to December 2007. The results comprise of the key components essential in an assessment of the solar energy resource including global horizontal irradiance; global irradiance on a north-pointing tilted plane at 30° latitude angle; direct normal irradiance and diffuse horizontal irradiance. In addition; the ambient air temperature; humidity and rainfall records are presented and discussed. Selected solar radiometry variables obtained from the STARlab study were compared with data available from various sources including the HelioClim dataset; the NASA SSE database and the literature. The ongoing aim of this study is to build a reliable record of the solar resource for planning; engineering design and effective operation of solar energy systems and applications.

Solar energy potential; Radiometry data; Meteorological data; Renewable energy