History and trends in solar irradiance and PV power forecasting: A preliminary assessment and review using text mining

D Yang, J Kleissl, CA Gueymard, HTC Pedro… - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Text mining is an emerging topic that advances the review of academic literature. This paper
presents a preliminary study on how to review solar irradiance and photovoltaic (PV) power …

A concise overview on solar resource assessment and forecasting

D Yang, W Wang, X Xia - Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2022 - Springer
China's recently announced directive on tackling climate change, namely, to reach carbon
peak by 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, has led to an unprecedented …

Best practices handbook for the collection and use of solar resource data for solar energy applications

M Sengupta, A Habte, S Wilbert, C Gueymard… - 2021 - osti.gov
As the world looks for low-carbon sources of energy, solar power stands out as the single
most abundant energy resource on Earth. Harnessing this energy is the challenge for this …

An artificial-intelligence-based renewable energy prediction program for demand-side management in smart grids

V Arumugham, HMA Ghanimi, DA Pustokhin… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Technology advancements have enabled the capture of Renewable Energy Sources (RES)
on a massive scale. Smart Grids (SGs) that combine conventional and RES are predicted as …

Comparison of solar radiation models and their validation under Algerian climate–The case of direct irradiance

O Behar, A Khellaf, K Mohammedi - Energy Conversion and Management, 2015 - Elsevier
The accurate prediction of direct solar irradiance is essential in many solar energy
applications, particularly those relying on concentrating solar technologies. The present …

Digging the METEOSAT treasure—3 decades of solar surface radiation

R Müller, U Pfeifroth, C Träger-Chatterjee… - Remote Sensing, 2015 - mdpi.com
Solar surface radiation data of high quality is essential for the appropriate monitoring and
analysis of the Earth's radiation budget and the climate system. Further, they are crucial for …

Theoretical and technical potential evaluation of solar power generation in Iran

G Ghasemi, Y Noorollahi, H Alavi, M Marzband… - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Nowadays, utilizing solar energy for power production at high efficiency and in a cost-
effective status is a challenging issue for power plant engineers. This challenge would be …

Worldwide performance assessment of 95 direct and diffuse clear-sky irradiance models using principal component analysis

X Sun, JM Bright, CA Gueymard, X Bai, B Acord… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Accurate estimations of clear-sky direct normal irradiance (DNIcs) and diffuse horizontal
irradiance (DIFcs) are crucial in solar resources assessment. This study examines 95 and 88 …

The SMARTS spectral irradiance model after 25 years: New developments and validation of reference spectra

CA Gueymard - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
A detailed literature survey of the diverse applications in which the SMARTS spectral
radiation model has been involved during the last 25 years first provides an overview of the …

Worldwide annual optimum tilt angle model for solar collectors and photovoltaic systems in the absence of site meteorological data

M Chinchilla, D Santos-Martin, M Carpintero-Renteria… - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
This study provides several models for accurately computing the annual optimum tilt angle
for fixed solar photovoltaic arrays or solar collectors, in any location of the world. The …