Sophisticated weather forecasting and analytics matures renewable energy market
"Hybrid Renewable Energy Forecasting" (HyRef) uses weather modeling capabilities, advanced cloud imaging technology, and sky-facing cameras to track cloud movements, while sensors on the turbines monitor wind speed, temperature, and direction. When combined with analytics technology, the data-assimilation-based solution can produce accurate local weather forecasts within a wind farm as far as one month in advance, or in 15-minute increments.
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