Biography
Yves-Marie Saint-Drenan is a researcher specializing in solar energy and the modeling of renewable energy resources. His work focuses primarily on improving methods for forecasting and evaluating solar and wind resources, as well as on their integration into energy systems. He has contributed to the development of innovative models, such as the use of extreme learning machines (ELM) for short-term forecasting of variables related to power grids, particularly in island contexts such as Corsica. His research also addresses the validation and optimization of satellite data for estimating solar radiation, integrating statistical and physical approaches to improve model accuracy. Yves-Marie Saint-Drenan also explores the impacts of atmospheric conditions—such as aerosols and clouds—on photovoltaic energy production, as well as spectral transposition methods for specific applications such as agrivoltaics. His work is part of an effort to enhance the reliability and efficiency of carbon-free energy systems.
Publication(s)
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2026
Short-term forecasting of energy production and consumption using extreme learning machine: A comprehensive MIMO based ELM approach DOI : 10.1016/j.apenergy.2026.127599
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2025
Validating physical and semi-empirical satellite-based irradiance retrievals using high- and low-accuracy radiometric observations in a monsoon-influenced continental climate DOI : 10.5194/amt-18-7315-2025
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2025
Space-scale exploration of the poor reliability of deep learning models: The case of the remote sensing of rooftop photovoltaic systems DOI : 10.1017/eds.2025.13
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2025
Effects of clouds, aerosols and shadows on solar energy potential on urban rooftops using earth observation data and digital surface models DOI : 10.1016/j.apenergy.2025.126243
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2025
A Probabilistic Approach to Quantify the Uncertainty of the 1 Min Irradiance Estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) Radiation Service DOI : 10.1002/solr.202500568
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2025
On the importance of clearsky model in short-term solar radiation forecasting DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2025.113490
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2025
On the Assessment of Hourly Means of Solar Irradiance at Ground Level in Clear-Sky Conditions by the ERA5, JRA-3Q, and MERRA-2 Reanalyses DOI : 10.3390/atmos16080949
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2025
Preliminary evaluation of a new tool for modeling all-sky spectral solar radiation on tilted orientations for agrivoltaic applications DOI : 10.1109/PVSC59419.2025.11133421
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2024
Improving cross-site generalisability of vision-based solar forecasting models with physics-informed transfer learning DOI : 10.1016/j.enconman.2024.118398
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2024
On the Relationships between Clear-Sky Indices in Photosynthetically Active Radiation and Broadband Ranges in Overcast and Broken-Cloud Conditions DOI : 10.3390/rs16193718
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2024
Validating global horizontal irradiance retrievals from Meteosat SEVIRI at increased spatial resolution against a dense network of ground-based observations DOI : 10.5194/amt-17-6003-2024
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2024
Remote-Sensing-Based Estimation of Rooftop Photovoltaic Power Production Using Physical Conversion Models and Weather Data † DOI : 10.3390/en17174353
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2024
Evidence of linear relationships between clear-sky indices in photosynthetically active radiation and broadband ranges DOI : 10.1127/metz/2023/1203
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2023
Corrigendum to “High resolution measurement network of global horizontal and tilted solar irradiance in southern Germany with a new quality control scheme” [Solar Energy 231 (2022) 593–606, (S0038092X21009828), (10.1016/j.solener.2021.11.023)] DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2023.111961
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2023
C3S Energy: A climate service for the provision of power supply and demand indicators for Europe based on the ERA5 reanalysis and ENTSO-E data DOI : 10.1002/met.2145
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2023
A PERFORMANCE COMPARISON BETWEEN THE ISOLATED HYBRID ENERGY SYSTEM WITH AND WITHOUT BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM DOI : 10.1049/icp.2023.2754
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2023
Impacts of the Aerosol Representation in WRF-Solar Clear-Sky Irradiance Forecasts over CONUS DOI : 10.1175/JAMC-D-22-0059.1
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2023
Developing Support Service to ENTSO-E: Including the impacts of climate change in the Pan-European Climate Database (PECD) DOI : 10.1049/icp.2023.2719
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2023
Improvement of satellite-derived surface solar irradiance estimations using spatio-temporal extrapolation with statistical learning DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2023.04.037
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2023
Retrieval of surface solar irradiance from satellite imagery using machine learning: pitfalls and perspectives DOI : 10.5194/amt-16-4165-2023
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2023
A crowdsourced dataset of aerial images with annotated solar photovoltaic arrays and installation metadata DOI : 10.1038/s41597-023-01951-4
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2023
Further validation of the estimates of the downwelling solar radiation at ground level in cloud-free conditions provided by the McClear service: the case of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Maldives Archipelago DOI : 10.5194/amt-16-2001-2023
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2023
Performance assessment of SARIMA, MLP and LSTM models for short-term solar irradiance prediction under different climates in Morocco DOI : 10.1080/01430750.2022.2127889
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2022
Statistical learning for NWP post-processing: A benchmark for solar irradiance forecasting DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2022.03.017
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2022
How sensitive is a carbon-neutral power sector to climate change? The interplay between hydro, solar and wind for Portugal DOI : 10.1016/j.energy.2021.122106
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2022
Towards Unsupervised Assessment with Open-Source Data of the Accuracy of Deep Learning-Based Distributed PV Mapping
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2022
Surface solar irradiation retrieval from MSG/SEVIRI based on APOLLO Next Generation and HELIOSAT-4 methods DOI : 10.1127/metz/2022/1132
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2022
An alternative cloud index for estimating downwelling surface solar irradiance from various satellite imagers in the framework of a Heliosat-V method DOI : 10.5194/amt-15-3683-2022
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2022
A simplified seasonal forecasting strategy, applied to wind and solar power in Europe DOI : 10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100318
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2022
Solar Radiation Nowcasting Using a Markov Chain Multi-Model Approach DOI : 10.3390/en15092996
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2022
Solar Energy Resource Assessment Using GHI and DNI Satellite Data for Moroccan Climate DOI : 10.1007/978-3-030-94188-8_26
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2022
High resolution measurement network of global horizontal and tilted solar irradiance in southern Germany with a new quality control scheme DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2021.11.023
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2021
Assessing Solar: An Interactive Best Practices Guide to Solar Resource Assessment DOI : 10.18086/swc.2021.37.03
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2021
Expert quality control of solar radiation ground data sets DOI : 10.18086/swc.2021.38.02
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2021
Quantifying the sensitivity of european power systems to energy scenarios and climate change projections DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2020.09.125
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2021
Climate proofing the renewable electricity deployment in Europe - Introducing climate variability in large energy systems models DOI : 10.1016/j.esr.2021.100657
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2021
A new approach for satellite-based probabilistic solar forecasting with cloud motion vectors DOI : 10.3390/en14164951
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2021
A visual support of standard procedures for solar radiation quality control DOI : 10.14710/ijred.2021.34806
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2020
Performance of CAMS Radiation Service and HelioClim-3 databases of solar radiation at surface: Evaluating the spatial variation in Germany DOI : 10.5194/asr-17-143-2020
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2020
Evaluation of 24-Hours forecasts of global solar irradiation from IFS, GFS and McClear models DOI : 10.1063/5.0032744
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2020
Short-term forecasting of large-scale clouds impact on downwelling surface solar irradiation DOI : 10.3390/en13246555
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2020
Less information, similar performance: Comparing machine learning-based time series ofwind power generation to renewables.ninja DOI : 10.3390/en13092277
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2020
A parametric model for wind turbine power curves incorporating environmental conditions DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2020.04.123
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2020
Verification of deterministic solar forecasts DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2020.04.019
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2020
Classifying direct normal irradiance 1-minute temporal variability from spatial characteristics of geostationary satellite-based cloud observations DOI : 10.1127/METZ/2020/0998
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2020
Beyond quadratic error: Case-study of a multiple criteria approach to the performance assessment of numerical forecasts of solar irradiance in the tropics DOI : 10.1016/j.rser.2019.109471
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2019
A climate projection dataset tailored for the European energy sector DOI : 10.1016/j.cliser.2019.100138
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2019
Bayesian parameterisation of a regional photovoltaic model – Application to forecasting DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2019.06.053
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2019
Data-analysis and modelling of the effect of inter-row shading on the power production of photovoltaic plants DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2019.03.086
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2019
Validation of surface solar irradiances estimates and forecast under clear-sky conditions from the CAMS McClear model in Benguerir, Morocco DOI : 10.1063/1.5117702
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2018
On the search for representative characteristics of PV systems: Data collection and analysis of PV system azimuth, tilt, capacity, yield and shading DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2018.08.051
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2017
A probabilistic approach to the estimation of regional photovoltaic power production DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2017.03.007
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2017
Towards an improved nowcasting method by evaluating power profiles of PV systems to detect apparently atypical behavior DOI : 10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366169
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2017
Critical weather situations for renewable energies – Part B: Low stratus risk for solar power DOI : 10.1016/j.renene.2016.09.002
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2016
Analysis of the uncertainty in the estimates of regional PV power generation evaluated with the upscaling method DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2016.05.052
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2016
Towards an improved nowcasting method by evaluating power profiles of PV systems to detect apparently atypical behavior DOI : 10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749757
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2016
Assessing the impact of a solar eclipse on weather and photovoltaic production DOI : 10.1127/metz/2015/0672
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2015
An empirical approach to parameterizing photovoltaic plants for power forecasting and simulation DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2015.07.024
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2011
Requirements of the power system for the integration of a large share of renewable energy sources
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2011
Regional nowcasting of the solar power production with PV-plant measurements and satellite images
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2010
On the future of energy supply in Germany: Your opinion is asked; [Zur zukünftigen Energieversorgung in Deutschland: Ihre Meinung ist gefragt]
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2009
Uncertainty in the vertical extrapolation of the wind speed due to the measurement accuracy of the temperature difference
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2009
Micro- & Meso-scale models for offshore wind speed profiles
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2006
The benefits of ICT for wind power integration demonstrated in the DISPOWER project
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2006
The influence of modelling accuracy on the determination of wind power capacity effects
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2005
Lead-acid batteries in stationary applications: Competitors and new markets for large penetration of renewable energies DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2004.10.026
PhD supervision
- 2024 Supervised and physically informed methods for solar radiation forecasting from satellite images BANES Candice
- 2024 FishSPN1: Fusion of data from a fish-eye camera and a global/direct/diffuse pyranometer sensor without moving parts WEYAND Susanne
- 2024 A probabilistic approach for optimizing the integration of distributed photovoltaic production into the electricity grid of a territory. Application to Corsica, a weakly interconnected territory. JULIEN Alan
- 2023 Hybrid forecasting of intra-hour solar irradiation: an integrated approach with sky images and satellites MEDDAHI Amar
- 2023 Simulated all-sky camera networks for clouds and solar radiation ARAGON CERECEDES Max
- 2023 Modeling, characterization, and prediction of the variability of incident solar radiation GOMEZ GOMEZ Jose
- 2022 Convolutional neural networks for estimating surface solar radiation for optimal exploitation of third-generation geostationary meteorological satellites BECQUET Vadim
- 2021 Improving the reliability of deep learning algorithms to enhance the observability of rooftop photovoltaic installations in France KASMI Gabriel
- 2020 Estimation of the tilted sky clearness components based on downward and upward luminances taking into account ground reflectance BHAM Sara
- 2019 Study of the integration of solar resource forecasting into a hybrid energy management system (solar / fossil fuel) for isolated industrial sites without storage ZHUANG Fuqiang
- 2017 Development of a methodology for assessing the impact of interannual and longer-term variabilities in solar resource on the financial risk analysis of a photovoltaic solar power plant project. TROLLIET Mélodie