Solar Forecasting and Smart Photovoltaic Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Solar PV is gaining importance and presence in the energy mix with an increasing penetration today and foreseen in the near future. Solar forecasting (either irradiance or PV power) is of great significance in gird management and storage system operation. PV power modeling and forecasting is thus a topic of high interest, with noticeable contributions and developments so far. However, the growth rate of PV systems and the broad variety of configurations and applications (large PV plants, floating PV, agro-PV, BIPV and distributed PV power, and so on) foster the need to go further in modeling and forecasting capabilities.  It is a pleasure to invite the research community to submit review or regular research papers on, but not limited to, the following relevant topics related to “Solar Forecasting and Smart Photovoltaic Systems”:

• Deterministic forecast;
• Probabilistic forecast;
• Digital twins in PV;
• Smart grids in cities;
• Grid management in near 100% renewable systems;
• PV power modeling;
• PV power forecasting;
• Solar irradiance forecasting;
• BIPV;
• PV in urban environments;
• Floating PV;
• Agro-PV;
• Machine learning in PV;
• Firm PV power forecast;
• Off-grid PV systems;
• Flexibility market with very high renewables.

Dr. Jesús Polo
Dr. Gabriel López Rodríguez
Topic Editors