Wind power short-term forecasting system

The Romanian National Energy strategy is requesting that renewables quota to reach 33% of consumption in 2010 and 38% in 2020. One of the most challenging issues facing wind energy today is its maximal and reliable integration in the power markets. Due to transport/distribution grid lack of flexibility and high level of concentration in Dobrogea region of large wind developments the access to the grid in Romania is proving difficult. This paper explores the role of short-term forecasting of wind power in Dobrogea for the successful integration of large wind farm capacity (over 2,000 MW) into a single injection point.