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Downscaling Numerical Weather Predictions based on Digital Elevation Models from satellite and LiDAR scans.
Wind forecasts close to the ground in sheltered areas
By accounting with the detailed landscape around every span of every power line, GridRaven Claw can cover power lines at any voltage level in all types of terrain.
Forecast grid capacity in sufficient time for operational planning
Ambient temperature and solar irradiation can be forecasted up to 10 days ahead. Wind speed and direction can be predicted at least 72 hours ahead.
Wind forecasts with 50% increase in accuracy over the best NWP
Our weather models are trained on tens of thousands of weather stations. Our predictions are 50% more accurate for wind speed prediction than available weather forecasts.
Grids are under increasing stress due to the growing demand for power around the world.
Grids are under increasing stress due to the growing demand for power around the world.
The best resources for solar and wind are often located far away from centres of demand with weak existing grids. Transporting this zero marginal cost power to consumers requires a massive grid build-out.
The acceleration in the pace of building the grid is unprecedented. The quickest way to add capacity is to maximize existing lines.
The grid already cannot handle new connection requests from industry, data centres, batteries, EV chargers or solar and wind generators. The lack of transmission capacity is now the biggest obstacle to affordable power prices.
High-voltage transmission lines are extremely sensitive to the weather and especially wind. A light wind doubles the capacity of an overhead line. Grid capacity can safely be increased by one third by properly accounting with the conditions along power lines.