Wind Forecasting in Ireland

It is expected that Ireland will see greater penetration of wind generation in the next 20 years. According to the Tomorrow Energy Scenarios (TES) installed capacity forecast Ireland will have between 6GW to 8.2GW by 2040.

With wind generation growth set to continue, forecasting wind accurately will become increasingly important. Research from Cornwall Insight Ireland shows that wind generation has been under forecast across 2019, with 228 days experiencing higher than forecast wind output. The below graph shows the distribution of the percentage difference between actual wind generation against EirGrid’s wind forecast year-on-year.  Joe Camish Analyst at Cornwall... ... More: Official Press Release Cornwall Insight

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