Energy sector

Building a climate resilient society 

Weather information becomes more and more important in the energy sector. Due to the transition to more renewable energy, production of energy is becoming more dependent on weather variability. For example, cloudy and wind still days can have a huge impact on the production capacity. We have the expertise to investigate the meteorological variability in sunshine and wind patterns. Furthermore, we can analyze the future consequences of climate change on the meteorological variability impacting the energy sector.

Not only the energy supply itself, but also the capacity of the network has a strong dependence on weather. For all actors in the energy sector, it becomes therefore more important to integrate weather and climate knowledge in their operations. Weather data differs from other big data, some specific knowledge is needed to understand and work with weather data. Weather Impact can bring the fields of meteorology, big data and energy network operations together and shows the opportunities it brings for the energy transition.

Topsector Energy – TKI Scoping studies

To gain a better understanding of the current use of weather and climate information within the energy sector, as well as the remaining questions, Weather Impact has conducted a preliminary study on the intersection of meteorology and the energy sector. The goal of the scoping study is to investigate the needs and unanswered questions in meteorology and climate change within the energy sector, to explore the relevant knowledge in the meteorological discipline and to combine these two to create a concrete research agenda.

Secondly, we conducted a study on developing climate scenarios for the future heating and cooling demand of buildings. The increasing risks for extreme heat also affects our living environment  and the buildings in which we work and live.

More information and both study reports can be found on the Topsector Energy page on our Dutch website.