Weather and Climate Services for the Energy Industry.

• Author: Troccoli, Alberto.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2018.; ©2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (212 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Bridging the Energy and Meteorology Information Gap -- Introduction -- Forecast Improvements -- Targeted Model Outputs -- Enhanced Partnerships -- Data Sharing -- Barriers to Data Sharing -- Benefits of Data Sharing -- Enhancing the Data-Sharing Arrangements -- References -- Chapter 2: Achieving Valuable Weather and Climate Services -- What's a Service- Never Mind the Weather and Climate? -- Public versus Commercial Approach-How Does a Service Differ in These Two Contexts? -- Adding Weather and Climate to the Service -- Summary -- Appendix-Definitions of Climate Service -- The Global Framework for Climate Services Definition -- The Climate Service Partnership Definition -- The Climate Europe Definition -- References -- Chapter 3: European Climate Services -- Introduction -- Energy Users' Requirements for Climate Services -- Climate Risk Assessment -- Strategic Planning -- Corporate Governance, Planning and Communication -- Operation and Management -- Trading -- Good Practice in Climate Services Development, for Energy and Beyond -- Opportunities for Climate Services, for Energy and Beyond -- References -- Chapter 4: What Does the Energy Industry Require from Meteorology? -- Introduction -- Overview of the Energy Sector/Business -- Peculiarities of Energy Systems -- The Current Global Energy Picture -- Future Scenarios -- The Energy Trilemma -- The Importance of Weather and Climate for the Energy Sector -- Weather and Climate Impact the Energy Sector on All Timescales -- Weather Readiness Is Key for Weather-Resilient Business Performance for Electric Utilities -- Weather-Readiness Assessment-Background and Introduction -- Rationale for Investing in Weather-Readiness Assessment -- How Does the Industry Benefit from Being Better 'Weather-Ready'?.

Defining Outcomes of Weather-Readiness Assessment -- Preparation for an Effective Weather-Readiness Assessment Framework -- Interesting Applications at the Intersection of Energy and Meteorology -- Next Steps in the Dialogue Between Energy and Meteorology -- Appendix: Key Documentation on the Energy Sector -- References -- Chapter 5: Forging a Dialogue Between the Energy Industry and the Meteorological Community -- Introduction to the World Energy &amp -- Meteorology Council -- Rationale for Creating the Organisation -- Aims of the Organisation -- Structure of WEMC -- Defining Priorities for WEMC: The Users' Survey -- Rationale for Undertaking a Survey -- Methodology and Implementation of the WEMC Survey -- Results from the WEMC Survey -- Activities Across Sectors -- Nexus Between Energy and Meteorology -- Future WEMC Projects and Initiatives -- Paying for WEMC Services -- Next Steps for WEMC -- References -- Chapter 6: Weather, Climate and the Nature of Predictability -- Introduction -- The Nature of Predictability -- Prediction Strategies -- Statistical Models -- Dynamical Models -- Summary and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 7: Short-Range Forecasting for Energy -- The Need for Short-Range Forecasts -- Overview of Scales -- Nowcasting -- Numerical Weather Prediction -- Blending the Forecasts and Predicting Power -- Probabilistic Forecasts and the Analog Ensemble -- References -- Chapter 8: Medium- and Extended-Range Ensemble Weather Forecasting -- Preamble -- Initial Condition Uncertainties -- Model Uncertainties -- Operational Global Medium-Range Ensembles -- Extended-Range Ensembles -- Ensemble Weather Forecast Products -- References -- Chapter 9: Seasonal-to-Decadal Climate Forecasting -- Introduction to Climate Forecasting -- Sources of Predictability -- The Probabilistic Nature of Climate Forecasting.

Assessing the Quality of Climate Forecasts -- Climate Forecast Tools for the Energy Sector -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 10: Regional Climate Projections -- Introduction -- What Are Climate Projection and How Do They Differ from Weather Forecasts and Decadal Predictions? -- Regional Climate Projections -- The Use of Climate Projections for the Energy Sector -- References -- Chapter 11: The Nature of Weather and Climate Impacts in the Energy Sector -- Weather and Climate Impacts in the Energy Sector -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 12: Probabilistic Forecasts for Energy: Weeks to a Century or More -- Introduction -- Subseasonal and Seasonal Climate Prediction -- Climate Change Probabilities -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13: Lessons Learned Establishing a Dialogue Between the Energy Industry and the Meteorological Community and a Way Forward -- Lessons Learned in Energy and Meteorology -- Improving the Communication Between Providers and Users -- Improving Decision-Making Processes -- Looking Ahead in Energy and Meteorology -- Major Challenges to Be Addressed in a Co-design Approach -- References -- Index.