Short-term forecasting trials

THE Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) are seeking expressions of interests from utility-scale wind and solar projects to participate in short-term forecasting trials.

As part of the trials companies will submit their own five-minute ahead forecasts to the AEMO to combine local measurements with AEMO modelling to improve overall accuracy.

“As more variable renewables enter the market, we need to improve the accuracy of our short-term forecasts so we can anticipate what will happen as a cloud passes over a solar farm or if the winds change,” ARENA chief executive Ivor Frischknecht said.