Unveiling the backbone of the renewable energy forecasting process: Exploring direct and indirect methods and their applications

A myriad of techniques regarding renewable energy forecasting have been proposed in recent literature, commonly classified as physical, statistical, machine learning based or a hybrid form thereof. The renewable energy forecasting process is however elaborate and consists of multiple stages, where d...

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Published in:	Energy Reports
Main Authors:	Aaron Van Poecke, Hossein Tabari, Peter Hellinckx
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-06-01
Subjects:	Renewable energy Direct forecasting Indirect forecasting Modeling Solar energy Wind energy
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484723016244

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