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Power demand forecasting using space-based data
30/10/2024
8 min read
Feature
Ensuring that our energy systems can adapt to new challenges, shift demand patterns, produce efficiently and maintain stability is becoming increasingly important, writes Ben Moore, Senior EU Project Manager with Carr Communications. Enter the Respondent project, a European Union (EU) funded space-based initiative that is paving the way towards smarter and more resilient energy infrastructure through projects in power generation forecasting, predicting power demand, and smart grid timing and synchronisation.
Managed by the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) on behalf of the European Commission, the multi-year project is only six months away from completing development of cutting-edge solutions to address energy challenges that confront the EU. Respondent and its modules integrate renewable energy sources while both safeguarding grid stability and improving efficiency.
Partners in the €2.7mn project are Spanish distribution systems operator Aněll, Carr Communications of Ireland, Spanish renewables developer Euskabea, Greenesco Energy of Greece, Spanish research institution IREC, Greek construction company Kiefer Tek and computer research centre Vicomtech. The project coordinator is Future Intelligence of Greece.
Power generation forecasting
Despite the promising progress that has been made towards its integration into existing systems, solar and wind power’s inherent variability poses a significant challenge.