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Simulations of site-specific forecasts that would have been generated over a past period in operational conditions
Project developers, EMS providers, plant operators and portfolio managers need to access historical production forecasts of projects before commissioning. This is possible through our simulations of retrospective forecast (hindcast, also called backcast).
These simulations provide a reliable representation of forecasts that would have been produced by our SteadyMet and SteadySat products over a past period of one year or more. They thus allow you to anticipate the risks associated with one or several project(s) and maximize their income(s).
Backcasting is also useful after commissioning, to quickly evaluate the performances of operational forecasts without having to perform any long-term trial.
Steadysun is able to perform these simulations at your project sites anywhere in the world.
15 min
Max. update frequency
1 min
Forecast time-step
Power, GHI, DNI, DHI, GTI, Temperature, Wind speed, Wind direction, etc.
Available parameters
Site, Portfolio, City, Region or Country
Coverage
PV, CSP, onshore, offshore
Technology
P10, P20,…, P80, P90
Confidence levels
KEY BENEFITS
ANTICIPATE THE IMBALANCE COSTS
Associated with one or several solar and/or wind projects.
DEFINE THE CONTROL STRATEGY
Of an Energy Management System (EMS) to optimize storage.
LIMIT THE RISKS
When signing a PPA contract or making transactions on power markets.
CASE STUDY
Did you know that using historical data allows for anticipating the costs and risks of the project?
METHODOLOGY
Step 1
Estimation of historical actual production data using existing available ground measurements, satellite-based data, or atmospheric reanalyses.
Step 2
Generation of weather and power deterministic or probabilistic forecasts (hindcasts).
Step 3
Expert analyses and tailored data formatting.
Step 4
Accuracy assessment and technical report
Estimation of historical actual production data using existing available ground measurements, satellite-based data, or atmospheric reanalyses.
Generation of weather and power deterministic or probabilistic forecasts (hindcasts).
Expert analyses and tailored data formatting.
Accuracy assessment and technical report.
