Solar and wind production modelling software

We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded an initial 2-month Discovery Phase project to investigate the potential for developing a weather and climate monitoring platform for UK Power Networks, one of the UK’s leading DNOs (Distribution Network Operators).

The WARN project aims to improve the resilience and robustness of the power network during extreme weather events. The project will assess the feasibility of developing an integrated digital solution that monitors weather and climate-related asset vulnerabilities across three relevant time horizons:

1. Short-term (up to seven day-ahead forecasting)
2. Seasonal (three-six month ahead outlooks)
3. Long-term (10-50 year ahead climate projections)
   
   

If implemented, the platform will enable UK Power Networks to make decisions that will reduce the scope and scale of weather-related disruptions as well as improve longer-term network resilience planning, keeping the lights on for the 20 million customers across the network.

The WARN project is funded through the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund, managed by UKRI.

We’re pleased to have successfully completed a complex weather modelling project in Norway. Working closely with Solvind and Notus Energy, our meteorologists were tasked with building a weather history for 2 wind development zones in the western Fjordland region.

Using met mast and production data from existing wind farms in the area for error model calibration, the team developed a 10 year meteorological time series at 1km spatial/10 minute temporal resolution. 

The resulting data has been loaded into EnergyMetric software to allow the Solvind/Notus engineers to plan a series of new wind farm developments.

The Africa Energy Indaba is the definitive energy conference for Africa, taking place this year in Cape Town. EnergyMetric will be attending as we continue to grow our presence in South Africa. Of particular interest will be the IPP & PPA Conference on 9th March given load shedding and the increasing demands for energy security from C&I customers.

We are looking forward to catching up with existing clients and learning more about how we can add further value and help more organisations succeed with their solar and wind development opportunities. Get in touch with Andrew Groom, Business Development Director, if you're attending and would like to meet up.

Zutari is one of Africa’s largest engineering and advisory businesses. The Energy team works across generation, transmission and distribution, system studies and industrial energy supporting clients across the full lifecycle of energy projects.

EnergyMetric is thrilled to be invited to give a talk about how weather and climate modelling can be combined with data analysis and visualisation tools to support strategic solar and wind planning in Africa’s energy sector.

G7 Renewable Energies are a South African energy developer who are pioneers of renewable energy in the region. They have developed a comprehensive pipeline of wind projects across South Africa, totalling in excess of 2GW.

EnergyMetric extends its thanks to the G7 team for the recent collaborative workshop exploring how EnergyMetric data and analytics can help developers optimise potential from their solar and wind farms when delivering clean energy to commercial and industrial customers.

The UK is aiming to decarbonise the entire electricity system by 2035. Integration of very high levels of renewables is required to achieve this. With the latest target set at 50GW capacity by 2030, offshore wind will be by far the dominant renewable generation technology in the future mix.

Scotland is a major contributor to the offshore wind opportunity and EnergyMetric are delighted to be exhibiting at the Offshore Wind Conference for 2023 in Glasgow, staged by Scottish Renewables, showing the potential for our data and software to help those developing offshore wind projects.

Fresh from a successful trip to Sao Paulo in Brazil, we're delighted to have been invited by the Brazilian Wind Energy Association to showcase EnergyMetric to their 120 member organisations.

Since its setup 20 years ago the Association has consistently contributed to the effective development of wind energy as a key source of clean energy in Brazil's national energy matrix. The country now boasts 22GW of installed capacity across 800+ projects.

We're looking forward to engaging with the membership!

South America is one of the most dynamic markets worldwide for renewable energy. According to IRENA currently 25% of the continents primary energy comes from renewables, more than twice the global average. 

That makes it a very interesting place for EnergyMetric, and so we're looking forward to exhibiting at InterSolar South America, the region's largest solar event.

If you're attending, please stop by and say hello, we'll be on stand F2.73.