Quantifying the variability of wind energy

S Watson - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Wind by its very nature is a variable element. Its variation is different on different timescales
and spatially its magnitude can change dramatically depending on local climatology and …

A literature review on estimating of PV-array hourly power under cloudy weather conditions

FH Gandoman, F Raeisi, A Ahmadi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The capacity of installed photovoltaic cells (PVs) has been remarkably increased globally
over past few decades. In addition, changing cloud cover (Oktas-scale) is an important …

Pros and cons of exposing renewables to electricity market risks—A comparison of the market integration approaches in Germany, Spain, and the UK

C Klessmann, C Nabe, K Burges - Energy Policy, 2008 - Elsevier
The article examines how renewable electricity (RES-E) producers are integrated into the
electricity market under the support legislations and regulatory frameworks of Germany …

Short-term power forecasting model for photovoltaic plants based on historical similarity

C Monteiro, T Santos, LA Fernandez-Jimenez… - Energies, 2013 - mdpi.com
This paper proposes a new model for short-term forecasting of electric energy production in
a photovoltaic (PV) plant. The model is called HIstorical SImilar MIning (HISIMI) model; its …

Optimal planning to include storage devices in power systems

HS Oh - IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It is difficult to forecast renewable energy resources due to their variability. High uncertainty
of the resources increases the concern about the reliable operation of the electric power …

Short‐Term Forecasting Models for Photovoltaic Plants: Analytical versus Soft‐Computing Techniques

C Monteiro, LA Fernandez-Jimenez… - Mathematical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We present and compare two short‐term statistical forecasting models for hourly average
electric power production forecasts of photovoltaic (PV) plants: the analytical PV power …

Trading wind energy on the basis of probabilistic forecasts both of wind generation and of market quantities

M Zugno, T Jónsson, P Pinson - Wind Energy, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Wind power is not easily predictable and non‐dispatchable. Nevertheless, wind power
producers are increasingly urged to participate in electricity market auctions in the same …

'Good'or 'bad'wind power forecasts: A relative concept

RJ Bessa, V Miranda, A Botterud, J Wang - Wind Energy, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reports a study on the importance of the training criteria for wind power
forecasting and calls into question the generally assumed neutrality of the 'goodness' of …

Evaluating risk-constrained bidding strategies in adjustment spot markets for wind power producers

MÁ Moreno, M Bueno, J Usaola - … Journal of Electrical Power & Energy …, 2012 - Elsevier
Participation of wind energy in the day-ahead electricity market implies large deviations from
the initial schedule, which leads to costs for the wind farm owner. By means of short-term …

Locational-based coupling of electricity markets: benefits from coordinating unit commitment and balancing markets

AH van der Weijde, BF Hobbs - Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2011 - Springer
We estimate the benefits of electricity locational marginal pricing (LMP) that arise from better
coordination of day-ahead commitment decisions and real-time balancing markets in …