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Harsh Goenka
Helping solve energy assessment challenges faced by the solar industry
Harsh Goenka is a Business Development Manager at Solargis, a company specializing in solar data services.1 He works in sales, selling Solargis' data, software, and consultancy services while acting as a point of contact for customers.1 Goenka has an engineering background and is involved in resolving customer issues, particularly in comparing on-site solar measurements with Solargis' data models.1
In his role, Goenka frequently handles large volumes of data from various sources and uses tools like Solargis Analyst to perform preliminary data analysis, visualize trends, and help customers make informed decisions.1 He emphasizes the importance of making solar data insights more accessible to those without analytical training.1
Goenka has also contributed to the analysis of renewable energy auctions, such as Ireland's first clean energy tender in 2020, where he provided insights on solar performance and market trends.3 Additionally, he has discussed the importance of accurate albedo data for bifacial solar projects, highlighting the need for granular datasets to optimize project design and profitability.4
It's worth noting that this Harsh Goenka should not be confused with another prominent figure of the same name who is the Chairman of RPG Enterprises.2
Highlights
Unethical marketing within the solar industry is on the rise!
Bifacial gain vs monofacial is exaggerated by manufacturers of modules, tracker gains is exaggerated by manufacturers of trackers, cooling loss effect is exaggerated by floating solar providers, and the list goes on.
In the solar resource data business, 3 of our competitors claim on their website:
- We deliver the most accurate solar data
- Our solar radiation data is proven to be the most accurate, with low bias of x%
- Our data is independently validated as the lowest uncertainty solar resource dataset. Compared with Solargis, xxx has lower uncertainty
Very often, technical whitepapers and other forms of technical marketing is used to give credibility to exaggerated claims. For a non-expert, it becomes extremely difficult to distinguish between honest and misleading claims.
Who to trust? How to tackle this issue?
#solar #business #unethicalmarketing
