New short-term power forecast system developed

Through a collaboration between the world-class University of Strathclyde; Scotland’s innovation centre for data and artificial intelligence, The Data Lab; and the leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider Natural Power, a PhD completed by Rosemary Tawn has developed a short-term (less than four hours) power forecasting system that demonstrates up to 20% improved forecast accuracy.

Iain Dinwoodie, head of advanced performance engineering at Natural Power, said: “Intermittent generation – such as wind and solar – poses a significant challenge to the balancing of the grid, so the ability to accurately forecast minutes and hours ahead is essential for the continued growth of such renewable sources that are crucial to meet our national and... ... More: Official Press Release Natural Power

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