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Beyond the Weather: How Scipher.Fx Advanced Analytics Can Help You Improve Your Power Forecasting

Mar 02, 2020

Scipher.Fx is a comprehensive software solution designed to support power forecasting for renewable energy portfolios. With its flexible forecast configurations and delivery methods, advanced analytics user interface, seamless ingestion of data, and additional features, Scipher.Fx is an essential tool for renewable energy professionals who want to maximize their renewable energy portfolios and reduce costs.

Here are the top 5 ways Scipher.Fx can help with power forecasting:


Accurate Forecasting

Scipher.Fx uses advanced analytics algorithms to predict energy output accurately. By considering factors such as weather, temperature, and other environmental factors, Scipher.Fx can provide accurate power forecasting up to 14 days into the future.


Flexible Forecast Configurations

Scipher.Fx offers flexible forecast configurations that enable renewable energy professionals to update their forecasts multiple times per day and up to every 5 minutes. The software also allows users to choose the time resolution and time horizon of their forecasts, from 5 minutes ahead to 60 days ahead. This flexibility ensures that users have accurate and up-to- date information to make informed decisions.


Advanced Analytics User Interface

Scipher.Fx offers an advanced analytics user interface that enables users to visualize their forecasts, maintenance schedules, and detailed forecast accuracy analysis, including error KPI calculations. This interface provides users with a clear view of their renewable energy portfolios and enables them to make informed decisions.


Flexible Forecast Delivery Methods

Scipher.Fx offers flexible delivery methods for forecasts, including API, sFTP, FTP, and email. Users  can also visualize their forecasts on the user interface. This flexibility enables users to access their forecasts in the way that best suits their needs.Advanced Analytics User InterfaceScipher.Fx offers an advanced analytics user interface that enables users to visualize their forecasts, maintenance schedules, and detailed forecast accuracy analysis, including error KPI calculations. This interface provides users with a clear view of their renewable energy portfolios and enables them to make informed decisions.


Seamless Ingestion of Data

Scipher.Fx supports all manufacturer makes and models, via OPC, sFTP, and API. This seamless ingestion of data ensures that users can easily incorporate data from all their renewable energy assets into their forecasts.


In addition to the above, Scipher.Fx also offers the following features to support power forecasting:


  • Add Maintenance Schedules: Users can add maintenance schedules via the Scipher.Fx user interface, FTP, or email. This enables users to automatically adjust their power forecasts based on maintenance activities.


  • Operational Weather Forecasts: Scipher.Fx provides users with operational weather forecasts for wind speed, wind direction, temperature, pressure, irradiance, precipitation, icing, and lightning warnings upon user request. This information is critical for accurate power forecasting.


  • Suppression Schedule: Scipher.Fx offers a suppression schedule via the user interface (currently for Australia only). Users can set a suppression flag to a forecast to control forecasts submitted to the market regulator.


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