relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/13608/ title: One-month-ahead wind speed forecasting using hybrid AI model for coastal locations creator: Bou-Rabee, M. creator: Lodi, K.A. creator: Ali, M. creator: Ansari, M.F. creator: Tariq, M. creator: Sulaiman, S.A. description: Wind speed forecasts can boost the quality of wind energy generation by increasing the efficiency and enhancing the economic viability of this variable renewable resource. This work proposes a hybrid model for wind energy capacity for electrical power generation at coastal sites by utilizing wind-related variables� characteristics. The datasets of three coastal locations of Kuwait validate the proposed method. The hybrid model is a merger of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and predicts one-month-ahead wind speed for wind power density calculation. The neural network starts its performance evaluation with a variable number of hidden-layer neurons to finally identify the optimal ANN topology. Comparisons of statistical indices with both expected and observed test results indicate that the ANN-PSO based hybrid model with the low root-mean-square-error and mean-square-error values outperforms ANN-based trivial models. The prediction model developed in this work is highly accurate with a Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) of approximately (3-6) for all the sites. © 2020 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. All rights reserved. publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. date: 2020 type: Article type: PeerReviewed identifier: Bou-Rabee, M. and Lodi, K.A. and Ali, M. and Ansari, M.F. and Tariq, M. and Sulaiman, S.A. (2020) One-month-ahead wind speed forecasting using hybrid AI model for coastal locations. IEEE Access, 8. pp. 198482-198493. ISSN 21693536 relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85102811302&doi=10.1109%2fACCESS.2020.3028259&partnerID=40&md5=611115f9851a805313b87237d98ffec7 relation: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3028259 identifier: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3028259