Wind power and cold stores: coordinating renewable generation with flexible demand
A cold store can sometimes shift part of its electricity demand while keeping products within permitted temperature limits.
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Subscribe via RSSSaharan dust and PV forecasts: atmospheric effects and module soiling
Saharan dust can influence photovoltaic generation in two different ways.
Read furtherProject Prophesy: Reliable performance forecasts for the future
In January 2018, enercast described its work in Project Prophesy with Fraunhofer IEE and the University of Kassel.
Read furtherGrowth in renewable energies in Turkey
The October 2017 article described increasing demand for wind-power forecasts in Turkey alongside renewable-energy expansion plans.
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Improved solar power forecasts by means of optimised snow detection
From the enercast archive: Improved solar power forecasts by means of optimised snow detection.
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Bat shutdowns in wind power forecasts: modelling operational availability
Wind availability is not the same as permission to generate.
Read furtherDirect marketing in France
The original 2017 article examined the development of direct marketing for renewable electricity in France.
Read furtherGFS, ECMWF and AIFS: choosing weather models for renewable forecasts
There is no single weather model that is best for every renewable asset, lead time and weather situation.
Read furtherOnshore and offshore wind: what generation variability means for forecasts
Onshore and offshore wind convert the same weather resource into electricity, but their operating environments differ.
Read furtherenercast supplies solar and wind power forecasts for Turkey
In November 2016, enercast reported supplying renewable generation forecasts in Turkey.
Read furtherForecast of enercast for the whole of Europe
From the enercast archive: Forecast of enercast for the whole of Europe.
Read furtherForecast-led EV charging: using more locally generated solar electricity
Charging an electric vehicle when a PV system is producing can increase local use of solar electricity.
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