Journal
ATMOSPHERE
Volume 6, Issue 12, Pages 1871-1888Publisher
MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/atmos6121835
Keywords
energy systems analysis; decentralization; solar irradiation; weather data
Funding
- Stiftung Energieforschung Baden-Wurttemberg
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Open Access Publishing Fund of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
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Electricity from renewable energy sources (RES-E) is gaining more and more influence in traditional energy and electricity markets in Europe and around the world. When modeling RES-E feed-in on a high temporal and spatial resolution, energy systems analysts frequently use data generated by numerical weather models as input since there is no spatial inclusive and comprehensive measurement data available. However, the suitability of such model data depends on the research questions at hand and should be inspected individually. This paper focuses on new methodologies to carry out a performance evaluation of solar irradiation data provided by a numerical weather model when investigating photovoltaic feed-in and effects on the electricity grid. Suitable approaches of time series analysis are researched from literature and applied to both model and measurement data. The findings and limits of these approaches are illustrated and a new set of validation indicators is presented. These novel indicators complement the assessment by measuring relevant key figures in energy systems analysis: e.g., gradients in energy supply, maximum values and volatility. Thus, the results of this paper contribute to the scientific community of energy systems analysts and researchers who aim at modeling RES-E feed-in on a high temporal and spatial resolution using weather model data.
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