.. Dre documentation master file, created by sphinx-quickstart on Thu Apr 24 15:40:29 2025. You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least contain the root `toctree` directive. Welcome to DRE's documentation! =============================== Welcome to DRE's documentation! .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :caption: Contents: Overview ======== Developing the Hybrid Renewable Energy Forecasting System (HYREF) demonstrator to support simulation and projection services that are part of the DRE digital ecosystem. .. image:: _static/images/Slide1.PNG :alt: Logo :align: center :width: 100% With `Destination Renewable Energy (DRE) `_ you can forecast and evaluate the potential of renewable energy production based on real-time and historical environmental data. The Destination Renewable Energy (DRE) Service is a digital solution that: - Provides solar and wind resource assessments using historical CAMS data ERA5 reanalysis data for and meteorological parameters such as radiation and wind speed. - Delivers 2-day forecasts for Global Horizontal Irradiance, solar and wind power output based on Digital Twin data. - Integrates user-specific data for tailored simulations of energy systems DRE enables dynamic visualization of results, including time-series plots and graphs, while ensuring data availability and protection through advanced identity and access management. Request Access to a DRE ========= To get a DRE demonstration and use for your area and energy activities: - Just send an email to dre@noa.gr with your request. Core Functionalities ==================== Solar and Wind Assessment ------------------------- Overview of the solar radiation and power production assessment interface. .. image:: _static/images/Slide2.PNG :alt: Overview of solar assessment interface showing Basic and Advanced differences :align: center :width: 100% Basic solar data retrieval interface, allowing users to enter coordinates and date range for data extraction. .. image:: _static/images/Slide3.PNG :alt: Basic solar radiation data input form with map and date fields :align: center :width: 100% Advanced solar assessment with detailed inputs including panel tilt, azimuth, tracking type and system capacity for advanced forecasting. .. image:: _static/images/Slide4.PNG :alt: Advanced solar assessment form with extended configuration fields :align: center :width: 100% Overview of wind speed and power production analysis. .. image:: _static/images/Slide5.PNG :alt: Wind assessment summary showing directional statistics and turbine modeling :align: center :width: 100% Basic wind resource assessment tool with location, date range and measurement height for retrieving wind speed data. .. image:: _static/images/Slide6.PNG :alt: Basic wind data interface for directional statistics and wind rose output :align: center :width: 100% Advanced wind assessment form allowing users to input hub height and power curve model to generate turbine-specific production estimates. .. image:: _static/images/Slide7.PNG :alt: Advanced wind energy assessment input form with turbine configuration fields :align: center :width: 100% Solar and Wind Forecasting -------------------------- Overview of the forecasting dashboard. .. image:: _static/images/Slide8.PNG :alt: Forecasting interface overview showing forecasting types and prediction options :align: center :width: 100% Interface for generating a one-time solar forecast using historical data, including geolocation inputs and template-based CSV upload. .. image:: _static/images/Slide9.PNG :alt: One-time solar forecast with location and file upload inputs :align: center :width: 100% Solar Park Specifications form used in one-time solar forecast, allowing manual entry of system parameters like tilt, azimuth, tracking and capacity. .. image:: _static/images/Slide10.PNG :alt: Solar park specification form with detailed site parameters :align: center :width: 100% Annual forecasting interface for solar data, using uploaded irradiance and production CSV files to train machine learning models. .. image:: _static/images/Slide11.PNG :alt: Annual solar forecast with CSV upload and training interface :align: center :width: 100% Alternative annual solar forecast form using site configuration data like tilt, tracking type and system capacity for prediction without uploads. .. image:: _static/images/Slide12.PNG :alt: Annual solar forecast input using park specifications only :align: center :width: 100% Wind forecast dashboard. .. image:: _static/images/Slide13.PNG :alt: Wind forecast overview with prediction plans and output charts :align: center :width: 100% One-time wind forecast tool for uploading site-specific wind data, entering turbine specs and submitting a CSV template for model training. .. image:: _static/images/Slide14.PNG :alt: One-time wind forecast input form with training data upload :align: center :width: 100% Wind forecast form for users preferring predefined turbine specs; allows quick input using power curve model, hub height and system capacity. .. image:: _static/images/Slide15.PNG :alt: Wind farm forecast interface with predefined turbine specs :align: center :width: 100% Annual wind forecast training interface using user-provided wind data and turbine specs for continuous machine learning-based prediction. .. image:: _static/images/Slide16.PNG :alt: Annual wind forecast form using user wind data for training :align: center :width: 100% Annual wind forecast using predefined turbine specifications, suitable for year-round forecasting without needing historical wind data. .. image:: _static/images/Slide17.PNG :alt: Wind forecast interface using standard turbine parameters :align: center :width: 100% Archive of Requests ------------------- The archive dashboard provides a centralized interface to view, manage and filter all assessment and forecast jobs. Users can track job status, copy request IDs, view parameters, download results and launch visualizations. .. image:: _static/images/Slide18.PNG :alt: Screenshot of the dashboard UI :align: center :width: 100%