Explore how climate may affect future European energy demand and supply with the updated C3S ECEM Demonstrator

16 January 2018

Agenda

• Webinar introduction – Prof Alberto Troccoli (University of East Anglia /World Energy & Meteorology Council, UK)
• C3S ECEM Demonstrator functionalities for the energy and climate sectors – Barbara Percy (The Institute For Environmental Analytics, UK) 5 mins
• How the demonstrator data sets provide valuable and usable new information for the energy sector – Dr Clare Goodess (University of East Anglia, UK) 10 mins
• New energy projections for the European domain – Dr Laurent Dubus (EDF R&D, FR) 15 mins
• Case study: Understanding changes in risk of cold, high demand winters using the ECEM projections – Dr Emma Suckling (University of Reading, UK) 15 mins
• Question and answer session – Prof Alberto Troccoli (University of East Anglia / World Energy & Meteorology Council, UK), Barbara Percy (The Institute For Environmental Analytics, UK), Dr Clare Goodess (University of East Anglia, UK), Dr Laurent Dubus (EDF R&D, FR), Dr Emma Suckling (University of Reading, UK)
• Webinar wrap up – Prof Alberto Troccoli (University of East Anglia / World Energy & Meteorology Council, UK)

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Discover the C3S ECEM energy data for the European energy sector​

20 November 2017 14.00 to 15.15 UTC (15.00 to 16.15 CET)  

• Webinar introduction – Prof Alberto Troccoli (University of East Anglia / World Energy & Meteorology Council, UK)
• Energy variables for the European domain – Dr Laurent Dubus (EDF R&D, FR) 15 mins
• Hydro-power energy modelling for European countries using: surface temperature, daily precipitation and snow cover variables – Dr Matteo De Felice (ENEA, IT) 15 mins
• Solar power generation calculations, based on a physical model coupled with a statistical distribution of a PV plant model – Dr Yves-Marie Saint-Drenan (MINES ParisTech, FR) 15 mins
• Question and answer session – Dr Laurent Dubus (EDF R&D, FR), Dr Matteo De Felice (ENEA, IT), Dr Yves-Marie Saint-Drenan (MINES ParisTech, FR) 15 mins
• Webinar wrap up – Prof Alberto Troccoli (University of East Anglia / World Energy & Meteorology Council, UK)

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Discover the C3S ECEM climate data for the European energy sector

18 October 2017 09.00 UTC (10.00 UK BST)  

This webinar addresses the subjects of climate variables, seasonal forecasting and the C3S ECEM Demonstrator in relation to the European energy sector

• Webinar introduction – Prof Alberto Troccoli (University of East Anglia / World Energy & Meteorology Council, UK)
• The development of climate variables for the historic period within ECEM – Prof Phil Jones (University of East Anglia, UK) 15 mins
• Seasonal forecasting for the European energy sector – Dr Philip Bett (Met Office Hadley Centre, UK) 15 mins
• The development and visualisation of climate projections for C3S ECEM – Dr Clare Goodess (University of East Anglia, UK) 15 mins
• Question and answer session – Prof Phil Jones (University of East Anglia, UK), Dr Philip Bett (Met Office Hadley Centre, UK), Dr Clare Goodess (University of East Anglia, UK) 15 mins
• Webinar wrap up – Prof Alberto Troccoli (University of East Anglia / World Energy & Meteorology Council, UK)

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Explore how climate affects European energy demand and supply with the new C3S ECEM Demonstrator 

22 September 2017 10.00 UTC (11.00 UK BST) 

This webinar introduces the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) European Climatic Energy Mixes (ECEM) Demonstrator designed to assess how well different energy supply mixes in Europe will meet demand over different time horizons focusing on the role of climate.

• Webinar introduction – Prof Alberto Troccoli (University of East Anglia / World Energy & Meteorology Council, UK)
• Combining science and functionality in a powerful new tool for the energy sector – an introduction to the C3S ECEM Demonstrator – Dr Clare Goodess (University of East Anglia, UK) 15 mins
• A case study based approach to understanding variability and risk in the energy sector: Winter 2010 – Dr Emma Suckling (University of Reading, UK) 15 mins
• Enhancing the user experience – documentation and guidance on the C3S ECEM Demonstrator – Dr Clare Goodess (University of East Anglia, UK) 15 mins
• Question and answer session – Dr Clare Goodess (University of East Anglia, UK), Dr Emma Suckling (University of Reading, UK), Barbara Percy (The Institute For Environmental Analytics, UK) 15 mins

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Climate variables today and tomorrow – using climate to better operate and plan future energy systems

14 December 2016

Organised by the C3S ECEM, this webinar was divided into two presentations of 20 minutes each, the first addressing the adjustment of historical climate data for energy and the second showing how to use historical records to adjust climate projections for energy.

1. ERA-Interim biases and how ERA-Interim can be bias adjusted using a distributional-based scaling procedure – Prof. Phil Jones (University of East Anglia, UEA, UK)
2. Calibrated climate projections for energy – Dr Robert Vautard (LSCE, France)

The two presentations were followed by a 20-minute Q&A session

Morning broadcast chaired by Dr Laurent Dubus (Electricité de France, EDF, France) webinar video

Afternoon broadcast chaired by Prof. Alberto Troccoli (UEA & World Energy & Meteorology Council, WEMC, UK)

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Making the most of ERA-Interim Reanalysis for Wind and Solar Power

22 September 2016

Reanalyses, reconstructions of the past climate using a blending of observations with a physical model, are very useful tools for filling gaps where there is sparsity of observations. This is particularly true for wind and solar observations, the essential ingredients for the computation of wind and solar resource assessment, respectively. With this webinar first an overview of a very popular reanalysis, ERA-Interim, is provided. This will be followed by assessments of the quality of ERA-Interim when used as surrogate for wind and solar observations.

Sessions chaired by Laurent Dubus (EDF) and Alberto Troccoli (UEA & WEMC)

1. Hans Hersbach (ECMWF) – Overview of ERA-Interim
2. Gil Lizcano (Vortex) – Assessment of ERA-Interim winds
3. Lucien Wald (Mines-Paris Tech/ARMINES) – Assessment of ERA-Interim solar radiation

Q&A

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