The CSIR is embarking on a project to develop a localised system operator variable renewable energy (VRE) forecasting model. Forecasting improvement requires detailed understanding of local weather anomalies and systems with best of breed international methods.
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Landwehr, G.B. and Wright, J.G. 2018. Quantifying the system value of variable resource forecasting for a range of penetration levels and weather systems in South Africa. International Conference on Energy Meteorology, 23 May 2018, Shanghai, China
Landwehr, G. B., & Wright, J. G. (2018). Quantifying the system value of variable resource forecasting for a range of penetration levels and weather systems in South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10250
Landwehr, Gregory B, and Jarrad G Wright. "Quantifying the system value of variable resource forecasting for a range of penetration levels and weather systems in South Africa." (2018): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10250
Landwehr GB, Wright JG, Quantifying the system value of variable resource forecasting for a range of penetration levels and weather systems in South Africa; 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10250 .