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This work has been partially supported by "Agencia Espanola de Investigacion (Espana)" (NEXO project, grant reference: PID2023-150663NB-C21).
Hybridizing Machine Learning Algorithms With Numerical Models for Accurate Wind Power Forecasting
Publicated to:Expert Systems. 42 (2): e13830- - 2025-02-01 42(2), DOI: 10.1111/exsy.13830
Authors: Abad-Santjago, A; Peláez-Rodríguez, C; Pérez-Aracil, J; Sanz-Justo, J; Casanova-Mateo, C; Salcedo-Sanz, S
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An accurate prediction of wind power generation is crucial for optimizing the integration of wind energy into the power grid, ensuring energy reliability. This research focuses on enhancing the accuracy of wind power generation forecasts by combining data from mesoscale and reanalysis models with Machine Learning (ML) approaches. We utilized WRF forecast data alongside ERA5 reanalysis data to estimate wind power generation for a wind farm located at Valladolid, Spain. The study evaluated the performance of ML models based on WRF and ERA5 data individually, as well as a combined model using inputs from both datasets. The hybrid model combining WRF and ERA5 data with ML resulted in a 15% improvement in root mean square error (RMSE) and a 10% increase in R2$$ {R}2 $$ compared with standalone models, providing a more reliable 1-h forecast of wind power generation. Additionally, the availability of data over time was addressed: WRF provides the advantage of projecting data into the future, whereas ERA5 offers retrospective data.
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The work has been published in the journal Expert Systems due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position 124/204, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Control and Systems Engineering.