How to create new sites
Create a new site to forecast in the Rebase Platform.
Step 1. Choose the site type to create
To create a site, start by clicking “Add site” in the top left corner of the screen.
Then you’ll end up at the following page, where you have the choice to create different site types.
Configure the site
Depending on your choice of site type, the configuration will be different. Choose the site type you want to configure in the tabs below.
To create a solar power forecast, select “Solar Power” in the drop-down list. Continue by adding a name to the site and setting the location. This is done by adding the latitude and longitude of the location. You can use the map to check if the location is correct.
By choosing “Add point” you can assign additional locations. This is useful for solar power forecasting in a greater area.
Resolution + Other settings:
Site configuration settings
Capacity by date
Upload historical solar power generation data
To create a solar power forecast, select “Solar Power” in the drop-down list. Continue by adding a name to the site and setting the location. This is done by adding the latitude and longitude of the location. You can use the map to check if the location is correct.
By choosing “Add point” you can assign additional locations. This is useful for solar power forecasting in a greater area.
Resolution + Other settings:
Site configuration settings
Capacity by date
Upload historical solar power generation data
To create a wind power forecast, select “Wind Power” in the drop-down list. Continue by adding a name to the site and setting the location by adding the latitude and longitude of the location. You can use the map to check if the location is correct.
By choosing “Add point” you can assign additional locations. This is useful for wind power forecasting in a greater area.
Resolution + Other settings:
Site configuration settings
Capacity by date
Upload historical wind power generation data
To create a localized weather forecast, follow the wizard in the next view. You will
be asked to create a LocalizedSite and input data for the following attributes:
Site configuration settings
To create an electiricty demand forecast, follow the wizard in the next view. You will
be asked to create a ElectricityDemandSite and input data for the following attributes:
The name of the site
Latitude of the site
Longitude of the site
Array of one or more NWPS to train on.
Available NWPS:
- DWD_ICON-EU
- NCEP_GFS
Array of variables to be used in the forecast.
Available variables:
- Temperature
- SolarDownwardRadiation
- WindSpeed
- WindDirection
- CloudCover
Array of calendar features that should be included in model training.
Available features:
- holidays: If the model should take public holidays into account
- hourOfDay: If the model should take into account which hour of the day it is
- dayOfWeek: If the model should take into account which day of the week it is
- weekOfYear: If the model should take into account which week of the year it is