Call for abstracts

Abstracts are invited for the sessions and topics listed below.

The abstract submission deadline is 31 August 2013.

Note to students: to facilitate participation, EWEA will cover travel and accommodation expenses if the selected presentation is by a full-time student (e.g. PhD or similar).

Session 1: The end users’ requirements
Chair: Lars Landberg, Senior Vice President; Head of R&D and Forecasting, GL Garrad Hassan, Denmark

This session invites abstracts on the following topics:

  • End-user requirements at different time-frames and for different applications.
  • What are the particular needs of TSOs, DSOs, utilities, energy traders, wind farm operators, aggregators, etc.?
  • Seen from an end-user perspective what does the ideal system look like? What would be the one thing that would improve current systems?
  • Value and perceived value of forecasts, eg what would the value of a 1% reduction in uncertainty be?
  • Adoption of new forecasting tools in the lifecycle of business processes.
  • Observed mismatch between research in forecasting and the adoption of latest developments (e.g. ramp/uncertainty forecasting) into the business process of end-users.
  • Standardisation: the need for standardised products, tools, data, evaluation protocols, etc. in order to supports communities sharing knowledge.

Session 2: Numerical weather prediction models
Chair: Florian Pappenberger, Senior Scientist, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts – ECMWF, UK

This session invites abstracts on the following topics:

  • NWP models: state-of-the-art and future challenges to improve wind forecasts;
  • Value of limited area models and other downscaling methods to improve wind predictions;
  • Representation of uncertainty in NWP models focusing on near surface wind.

Session 3: Wind power forecasting models and operational systems
Chair: George Kariniotakis, Head of Renewable Energies & Smartgrids Group, Centre for Energy & Processes, MINES ParisTech, France

This session invites abstracts on the different approaches to forecasting covering:

  • the time frames (very-short term, short, medium and longer term) of the various applications;
  • various forecast products needed in the applications (probabilistic forecasts, scenarios, ramps, extremes spatio-temporal forecasting…);
  • the contribution of new measuring technologies (i.e. radars, lidars) in improving forecasts;
  • performance evaluation results on real-world cases.

Session 4: Integrating forecasts in business processes
Chair: Gregor Giebel, Senior Scientist, DTU Wind Energy, Denmark

This session invites abstracts on the following topics:

  • The use of forecasting products in end user business processes;
  • Other uses of wind (power) forecasting.

 

NB: Being a panel discussion session 5 is not included in the call for abstracts.

Wind Power Forecasting Workshop 2013 - abstract submission
  •   Session 1: The end users’ requirements
      Session 2: Numerical weather prediction models
      Session 3: Wind power forecasting models and operational systems
      Session 4: Integrating forecasts in business processe