Objective Concentrating solar technologies (CST) have proven to be very efficient sources of “clean” power for the electrical grid. The efficient operation of concentrating solar technologies requires reliable forecasts of the incident irradiance for two main reasons. First, such forecasts yield a better management of the thermodynamic cycle because it becomes possible to dynamically fine tune some of its parameters such as the flow rate of the working fluid or the defocusing mirrors. Second, the electricity production can be optimally connected to the grid.Currently, forecasts are made by several techniques, which have their own merits and drawbacks. The uncertainty in the forecast of the DNI is still too large and must be reduced. Therefore, we propose a concept of portfolio of innovative or improved methods and possibly hardware that can be assembled by company experts to answer the specific needs of a given plant.To fulfil the objective, the Consortium will follow a strategy based on interactions with potential users of the system nowcastings, i.e. the plant operators. Requirements expressed by users will be collected and then converted into requirements on optical properties of the clear atmosphere and clouds for the design or improvements of methods. Users’ feedback on the advances will be later collected in the course of the project where intermediate results will be shown. A final workshop will be held for the demonstration of the final version of the methods and their combinations. Additionally, bilateral face-to-face meetings will collect technical views that cannot be expressed in a general forum comprising competitors. These individual meetings will help in addressing the issue of the further commercial exploitation of the assembled know-how. A detailed plan for the scientific dissemination was developed. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power distribution Programme(s) FP7-ENERGY - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Energy Topic(s) ENERGY.2013.2.9.2 - Methods for the estimation of the Direct Normal Irradiation (DNI) Call for proposal FP7-ENERGY-2013-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator OBSERVATOIRE MEDITERRANEEN DE L'ENERGIE EU contribution € 539 290,00 Address 32 BIS BOULEVARD HAUSSMANN 75009 Paris France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Houda Ben Jannet Allal (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FUNDACION CENER Spain EU contribution € 127 129,89 Address AVENIDA CIUDAD DE LA INNOVACION 7 31621 Sarriguren See on map Region Noreste Comunidad Foral de Navarra Navarra Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Elena Arbizu (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PANEPISTIMIO PATRON Greece EU contribution € 153 996,75 Address UNIVERSITY CAMPUS RIO PATRAS 265 04 Rio Patras See on map Region Κεντρική Ελλάδα Δυτική Ελλάδα Αχαΐα Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Andreas Kazantzidis (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data IMMO 14 GENOSSENSCHAFT Switzerland EU contribution € 87 526,00 Address FABRIKSTRASSE 14 3012 BERN See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Espace Mittelland Bern / Berne Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jan Remund (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES METHODES ET PROCESSUS INDUSTRIELS France EU contribution € 258 581,94 Address BOULEVARD SAINT MICHEL 60 75272 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Florence Thépenier (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data RHEINISCHES INSTITUT FUER UMWELT-FORSCHUNG AN DER UNIVERSITAET ZU KOELN E.V. 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