Renewasoft Technical Blog
In-depth articles on the energy market, artificial intelligence and hydroelectric plant management.
SCADA Security in Critical Infrastructure
The invisible threat behind the turbine: an advanced look at the attack surface of hydropower SCADA systems and the layered defenses that protect them.
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Predictive Maintenance in Energy Facilities: ROI Analysis
The real cost of unplanned downtime starts the moment production stops. We examine the financial impact and ROI of predictive maintenance in hydropower plants with worked examples.
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Hydropower Generation Forecasting: Flow → Production Chain and Why Forecast Errors Are Costly
A 5–10% flow forecast error distorts day-ahead offers, reservoir decisions and imbalance costs. We trace the chain from flow to MW and show why forecast errors are so expensive.
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Market Clearing Price (MCP) and Balancing Mechanisms in the Turkish Electricity Market
From the day-ahead market to the market clearing price, bid types and EPİAŞ's matching algorithm, we examine the fundamentals of the Turkish electricity market and why balancing mechanisms matter for HPP operators.
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Why Is Day-Ahead Price Forecasting So Hard? Weather, Outages, Grid Constraints and Demand Uncertainty — A Hydropower Perspective
Same dam, same turbine, same water — yet tomorrow's revenue is largely shaped by where the market clearing price lands. We break down the four forces that make day-ahead price forecasting hard, and how to approach them with the right data sources, feature logic, and hydropower-specific operational risk.
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Day-Ahead, Intraday and Balancing Markets: A Positioning Strategy for Hydropower Plant Operators
Same water, same turbine, same installed capacity — yet monthly revenue can look completely different depending on market strategy. We break down how hydropower plant operators can take the right position across Turkey's day-ahead, intraday and balancing power markets, using a risk-aware, data-driven decision approach
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Intraday Market and Balancing Mechanism: Proactive, Not Reactive Management
The current limitations in electricity storage transform the electricity supply process into a product of complex balance and coordination, beyond just energy generation. Achieving the delicate equilibrium where every kilowatt-hour produced matches what is consumed is one of the biggest challenges for the electricity market.
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