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Hourly wind and solar forecasts improve energy planning
Easier renewable energy supply-demand balancing and better clean energy use
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Key Points
- 1Hourly high-accuracy forecasts
- 2Supports both wind and solar
- 3Practical tools for grid operators
Google DeepMind released WeatherNext 3. It provides hourly predictions of wind speed and direction at turbine height for wind farms, and cloud cover and radiation for solar farms. This helps grid operators and power producers balance supply and demand more accurately.
What happened
Google DeepMind announced WeatherNext 3. It predicts wind speed and direction at 100m turbine height for wind farms and cloud cover/radiation for solar every hour.
Impact
Improves supply-demand balancing for power grids and clean energy planning, reducing operational burden for providers.
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