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IBM introduces new wind and solar forecasting system for utilities; big data analytics and weather modeling to predict output

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The solution combines weather prediction and big data analytics to forecast accurately the availability of wind power and solar energy. By utilizing local weather forecasts, HyRef can predict the performance of each individual wind turbine and estimate the amount of generated renewable energy.

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California Energy Commission awards nearly $400,000 to UC Davis for wind forecasting for grid operator

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The California Energy Commission has awarded $398,662 to the University of California, Davis to develop a forecasting tool that can be used by the state’s grid operator to respond to sudden changes in wind power production.

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Bloomberg NEF forecasts falling battery prices enabling surge in wind and solar to 50% of global generation by 2050

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The arrival of cheap battery storage will mean that it becomes increasingly possible to finesse the delivery of electricity from wind and solar, so that these technologies can help meet demand even when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining. trillion of that going to wind and solar and a further $1.5

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BNEF projects impact of COVID-19 on renewables, energy storage, EVs, etc.

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Other elements of the note: BNEF cut the global solar demand forecast for 2020 from 121-152GW to 108-143GW. The exception is wind, where delivery and build schedules are tight and specialized equipment is rented for a limited time, BNEF says. Chart: BloombergNEF.

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Harvard team finds large-scale US wind power would cause warming that would take roughly a century to offset

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Extracting energy from the wind causes climatic impacts that are small compared to current projections of 21 st century warming, but large compared to the effect of reducing US electricity emissions to zero with solar. They find that large-scale wind power generation would warm the Continental United States 0.24 —David Keith.

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DOE Announces More than $5M to Support Wind Energy Development

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The US Department of Energy is awarding more than $5 million to support US wind energy development. million to boost the speed and scale of midsize wind turbine technology development and deployment. million to boost the speed and scale of midsize wind turbine technology development and deployment.

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NOAA predicts a near-normal 2012 Atlantic and Eastern Pacific hurricane season, below-normal in Central Pacific

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Conditions in the atmosphere and the ocean favor a near-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin this season, NOAA forecasts. lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. Based on the period 1981-2010, an average season produces 12 named storms with six hurricanes, including three major hurricanes.

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