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This open access book showcases the burgeoning area of applied
research at the intersection between weather and climate science
and the energy industry. It illustrates how better communication
between science and industry can help both sides. By opening a
dialogue, scientists can understand the broader context for their
work and the energy industry is able to keep track of and implement
the latest scientific advances for more efficient and sustainable
energy systems. Weather & Climate Services for the Energy
Industry considers the lessons learned in establishing an ongoing
discussion between the energy industry and the meteorological
community and how its principles and practises can be applied
elsewhere. This book will be a useful guiding resource for research
and early career practitioners concerned with the energy industry
and the new field of research known as energy meteorology.
Meteorological and climate data are indeed essential both in
day-to-day energy management and for the definition of production
and distribution infrastructures. For instance, the supply of
electricity to users can be disturbed by extreme meteorological
events such as thunderstorms with unusually strong winds, severe
icing, severe cold spells, sea level elevation associated with
storm surges, floods ... To be protected against such events, it is
not sufficient to act after they have taken place. It is necessary
to identify their potential impacts precisely and assess the
probability of their occurrence. This book shows that this can only
be done through an enhanced dialogue between the energy community
and the climate and meteorology community. This implies an in-depth
dialogue between actors to define precisely what kind of data is
needed and how it should be used. Meteo-France has been in
long-term cooperation with the energy sector, including the fields
of electricity production and distribution. Drawing on this
experience, it should be noted in this respect the importance of
lo- term partnership between actors as exemplified here by the
message of EDF."
It is the purpose of this book to provide the meteorological
knowledge and tools to improve the risk management of energy
industry decisions, ranging from the long term finance and
engineering planning assessments to the short term operational
measures for scheduling and maintenance. Most of the chapters in
this book are based on presentations given at the inaugural
International Conference Energy & Meteorology (ICEM), held in
the Gold Coast, Australia, 8-11 November 2011. The main aim of the
conference was to strengthen the link between Energy and
Meteorology, so as to make meteorological information more relevant
to the planning and operations of the energy sector. The ultimate
goal would be to make the best use of weather and climate data in
order to achieve a more efficient use of energy sources. This book
seeks to realise the same objective.
It is the purpose of this book to provide the meteorological
knowledge and tools to improve the risk management of energy
industry decisions, ranging from the long term finance and
engineering planning assessments to the short term operational
measures for scheduling and maintenance. Most of the chapters in
this book are based on presentations given at the inaugural
International Conference Energy & Meteorology (ICEM), held in
the Gold Coast, Australia, 8-11 November 2011. The main aim of the
conference was to strengthen the link between Energy and
Meteorology, so as to make meteorological information more relevant
to the planning and operations of the energy sector. The ultimate
goal would be to make the best use of weather and climate data in
order to achieve a more efficient use of energy sources. This book
seeks to realise the same objective.
Originally formed around a set of lectures presented at a NATO
Advanced Study Institute (ASI), this book has grown in scope and in
aspiration to become organised and presented rather more as a
textbook than as a standard collection of proceedings. The lack of
a unified reference textbook covering both the science of seasonal
to interannual predictions and real-world uses of the forecasts was
the main driver for the effort placed into writing an amalgamated
introductory book, each chapter of which has been thoroughly peer
reviewed. Throughout, our objective has been to present a book
accessible to people from diverse disciplines, both scientific and
social, interested in this intriguing and fast emerging area.
Meteorological and climate data are indeed essential both in
day-to-day energy management and for the definition of production
and distribution infrastructures. For instance, the supply of
electricity to users can be disturbed by extreme meteorological
events such as thunderstorms with unusually strong winds, severe
icing, severe cold spells, sea level elevation associated with
storm surges, floods ... To be protected against such events, it is
not sufficient to act after they have taken place. It is necessary
to identify their potential impacts precisely and assess the
probability of their occurrence. This book shows that this can only
be done through an enhanced dialogue between the energy community
and the climate and meteorology community. This implies an in-depth
dialogue between actors to define precisely what kind of data is
needed and how it should be used. Meteo-France has been in
long-term cooperation with the energy sector, including the fields
of electricity production and distribution. Drawing on this
experience, it should be noted in this respect the importance of
lo- term partnership between actors as exemplified here by the
message of EDF."
This open access book showcases the burgeoning area of applied
research at the intersection between weather and climate science
and the energy industry. It illustrates how better communication
between science and industry can help both sides. By opening a
dialogue, scientists can understand the broader context for their
work and the energy industry is able to keep track of and implement
the latest scientific advances for more efficient and sustainable
energy systems. Weather & Climate Services for the Energy
Industry considers the lessons learned in establishing an ongoing
discussion between the energy industry and the meteorological
community and how its principles and practises can be applied
elsewhere. This book will be a useful guiding resource for research
and early career practitioners concerned with the energy industry
and the new field of research known as energy meteorology.
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