Hybrid Renewable Energy Forecasting (HyRef) combines weather prediction and analytics to accurately forecast availability of wind power and solar energy. Weather modeling capabilities, cloud imaging technology, and sky-facing cameras track cloud movements, while sensors on turbines monitor wind speed, temperature, and direction. With analytics, data assimilation-based solution produces accurate local weather forecasts within wind farm as far as one month in advance or in 15 min increments.
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