Renewable Energy Insights
Can We Predict When Power Forecasts Fail?
In Europe, we are witnessing an encouraging trend: a year-on-year increase in the installation of renewable energy sources. Particularly noteworthy is solar energy, which has…
Exploring Offshore Wind Wakes: A High-Pressure Phenomenon
This past weekend, a high-pressure system over the continent brought warm and stable airflow from the south, resulting in record-high January temperatures in Scotland at…
Understanding Anomalies in Renewable Energy Data
As a data scientist, I crave data and can not wait to put my hands on data modelling. However, the first thing that needs to…
The value of individual model data in a volatile power market
At ConWX, we use multiple numerical weather predictions (NWP) data to calculate the optimal power forecasting for wind and solar. This is the industry standard,…
Data-Driven Machine Learning Icing Forecasts
Our machine learning (ML) icing forecasts have guided our clients through two winters, and now comes the third one. With close coordination with our clients…
The Impact of Global Warming on Renewable Energy Production
Recent temperature records from Copernicus ECMWF indicate a global warming trend that is accelerating, making it increasingly challenging to meet the Paris Agreement’s 1.5-degree Celsius…
Forecasting Icing Events in Cold Climate Regions
It is the beginning of October and icing season for areas with cold climates has begun. For this week NWP models are forecasting snow depth…
Do Weather Models Embrace Climate Change?
In the realm of meteorology, do weather models adapt to climate changes? At ConWX we rely significantly on high-quality weather model data to fuel our forecasting algorithms,…
Will offshore wind change the climate?
The installed capacity of offshore wind is now 29 GW and the expected growth in wind power will mainly be offshore. The expectations are that…
Can winter weather be predicted at all?
Are there any good reasons to believe in a seasonal forecast, or should we look elsewhere to find a signal for our positions in the…
CO2 reduction from electrification with wind power for the oil/gas industry
Will the potential for 50% CO2 reduction from electrification with wind power be physically possible for the oil/gas industry? Wind power as decarbonization means for…
How does weather impact solar production?
As solar power technology gets cheaper and cheaper, it also gets more and more affordable, which means that not only private homes but also large-scale…
Wind & Solar Power Production Forecasts – how to achieve high accuracy
Who’s not interested in knowing exactly how the weather will be – when you’re planning on seeing your favourite football team play, going for a…
Energy trading and why invest in high quality power production forecasts
Running any kind of business implies taking calculated chances, reducing risks, and managing variabilities. Risk-taking is practically built-in energy trading of power generated from wind and solar…
ConWX Partners with Pexapark to Boost Valuation Accuracy in Renewable Energy Investment
Copenhagen, Denmark (November 11, 2021) – ConWX, a provider of mission-critical power forecasting services, has now partnered with Pexapark. That is a provider of software…
Portfolio Analyzer Demo
With the Portfolio Analyzer, it is possible to simulate hourly production from wind and solar power assets. Covering the period from the year 2000 to…
Minimizing risks in you next PPA
Let me start on a personal note. It took me less than a week to have +50 new LinkedIn connections and at least 10 meetings…
