Energy, Weather and Climate Forum: Challenges and Opportunities
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Weather and climate information is increasingly being used in the energy sector. There are many great examples of it being used to effectively predict and manage energy supply and demand. However, there are still gaps in our knowledge of this intersection, and ways of improving how weather and climate data can be effectively integrated into energy sector decision making. There is also the challenge that different users within the energy sector operate on different temporal and spatial scales.
To address these gaps and challenges, the Royal Meteorological Society’s Energy Special Interest Group hosted an Energy Forum on 12 October 2022, a free virtual half-day event that gave attendees the chance to discuss and propose solutions. There were three streams on the day: operational and maintenance; trading and strategic planning; long-term planning. We first heard three short keynote speeches, discussing these timescales and giving background on the physical science behind forecasting on each timescale.
Afterwards, three interactive roundtable discussions gave delegates the opportunity to discuss the pressing issues at each timescale, and begin to propose solutions or areas where further research is required. Discussions were in small groups as we want to hear the voice of all attendees.
The outputs of this event will help shape the research agenda of weather, climate and energy over the next few years, and inform how the Royal Meteorological Society engages with the energy sector. We hope there will be spin-off collaborations and discussion groups generated by these roundtables.
Speakers
We are pleased to announce the keynote speakers for our flagship energy event of the year: our Energy, Weather and Climate Forum:
- Dr Emily Wallace, Fellow in Weather and Climate Extremes and Impacts, Met Office
- Dr Hamid Bastani PhD, Project Officer for the Energy Sector at the World Meteorological Organisation
- Morgan M. Scott, Director of Climate READi, Sustainability and Ecosystem Stewardship at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).
Alongside the above speakers, we will have the following industry experts join us for the following breakout discussions -
Operations and Maintenance
- Mark Dunk, ENA
- Emma Patmore, Lake Street Consulting
- John Zack, International Energy Agency Taskforce 51
Trading and Medium-term Planning
- Phil Bett, Met Office UK
- Christian Gramms, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, MeteoSwiss
- David Martin, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Frederic Vitart, European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast
Long-term Planning, Climate Change Adaptation
- Hannah Bloomfield, University of Newcastle
- David Brayshaw, University of Reading
- Chiara Cagnazzo, C3S
- Dafni Sifnioti, EDF
Resources
Weather and climate information is increasingly being used in the energy sector. There are many great examples of it being used to effectively predict and manage energy supply and demand. However, there are still gaps in our knowledge of this intersection, and ways of improving how weather and climate data can be effectively integrated into energy sector decision making. There is also the challenge that different users within the energy sector operate on different temporal and spatial scales.
To address these gaps and challenges, the Royal Meteorological Society’s Energy Special Interest Group hosted an Energy Forum on 12 October 2022, a free virtual half-day event that gave attendees the chance to discuss and propose solutions. There were three streams on the day: operational and maintenance; trading and strategic planning; long-term planning. We first heard three short keynote speeches, discussing these timescales and giving background on the physical science behind forecasting on each timescale.
Afterwards, three interactive roundtable discussions gave delegates the opportunity to discuss the pressing issues at each timescale, and begin to propose solutions or areas where further research is required. Discussions were in small groups as we want to hear the voice of all attendees.
The outputs of this event will help shape the research agenda of weather, climate and energy over the next few years, and inform how the Royal Meteorological Society engages with the energy sector. We hope there will be spin-off collaborations and discussion groups generated by these roundtables.
Speakers
We are pleased to announce the keynote speakers for our flagship energy event of the year: our Energy, Weather and Climate Forum:
- Dr Emily Wallace, Fellow in Weather and Climate Extremes and Impacts, Met Office
- Dr Hamid Bastani PhD, Project Officer for the Energy Sector at the World Meteorological Organisation
- Morgan M. Scott, Director of Climate READi, Sustainability and Ecosystem Stewardship at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).
Alongside the above speakers, we will have the following industry experts join us for the following breakout discussions -
Operations and Maintenance
- Mark Dunk, ENA
- Emma Patmore, Lake Street Consulting
- John Zack, International Energy Agency Taskforce 51
Trading and Medium-term Planning
- Phil Bett, Met Office UK
- Christian Gramms, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, MeteoSwiss
- David Martin, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Frederic Vitart, European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast
Long-term Planning, Climate Change Adaptation
- Hannah Bloomfield, University of Newcastle
- David Brayshaw, University of Reading
- Chiara Cagnazzo, C3S
- Dafni Sifnioti, EDF
