Resource Forecasting, Measurements and Analysis
Friday, May 15, 10:30am to noon
Session Chair: Frank Vignola, University of Oregon
Status of Task 36 Solar Resource Knowledge Management under the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme
D Renné, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Validation of Short and Medium Term Operational Solar Radiation Forecasts in the US
R Perez, S Kivalov, J Schlemmer and K Hemker Jr., University at Albany
An Evaluation of Methods Based Upon a Physics-Based Model to Forecast Solar Power Production to Support Load Planning Operations
G Van Knowe, J Zack, Dan Meade, M Cote, S Young and J Nocera, AWS Truewind; R Perez, University at Albany
Relative Data Accuracy of 1-Minute and Daily Total Solar Radiation Data for 12 Global and 4 Direct Solar Radiometers
D Myers and S Wilcox, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Spatial and Temporal Variability in the Solar Resource: Assessing the Value of Short-Term Measurements at Potential Solar Power Plant Sites
C Gueymard, Solar Consulting Services; S Wilcox, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Predicting Long-Term Values for Solar Using Stochastic Modeling to Expand Solar Datasets
C EyKamp, Tioga Energy