Are you passionate about renewable energy? Join our Institute of Solar Research in Almería (Spain), one of the sunniest places in Europe, to develop an AI-based solar irradiance forecasting tool. In your PhD thesis you will develop accurate solar forecasts that enable PV systems to provide balancing power even without the use of batteries. In doing so, you will make an important contribution to the expansion of solar energy and the transition to a CO2-neutral society.
You will focus on the generation of intra-hour solar forecasts with high spatial and temporal resolution, also known as "nowcasts." Using ground-based and satellite-based measurement data, you will integrate diverse input streams to train advanced AI-models to learn the complex dynamics of clouds. Your models will predict potential future cloud cover and solar irradiance, which will form the foundation for PV production forecasts. You’ll test your models in large-scale commercial solar power plants to evaluate their real-world applicability in PV balancing power solutions.
If this sounds like an exciting opportunity for you, please contact us! Dr. Bijan Nouri (bijan.nouri@dlr.de + 49 2203 6014 160). Please enclose supporting documents for the above points with your application.