A review on solar radiation assessment and forecasting in Algeria

(Part 2; Solar radiation forecasting)

Abstract

Solar radiation forecasting is an important component in many areas related to either the production or exploitation of renewable energies. This field has attracted the attention of many Algerian researchers due to its important solar potential  specially in the southern desert areas. In a comprehensive review of the works in this domain, we propose a comprehensive review of the different models and studies for predicting solar radiation in Algeria. Various techniques have been proposed including artificial stochastic models and intelligence.