Next Generation Challenges in Energy-Climate Modelling Workshop 2024
26th and 27th September 2024, 1400-1800 UTC
(6-10am Denver, 1-5pm London, 2-6pm Berlin, 10pm-2am Sydney)
Fully virtual/online; free to attend
Register here: https://forms.office.com/e/vhhWRgxEtq
Energy systems around the world are undergoing rapid and far-reaching change. With increasing renewable generation, exposure of infrastructure assets and evolving energy demand, the need for weather and climate resilient energy systems has never been greater. At the same time, weather and climate science is progressing: from the emergence of skillful AI prediction systems and advances in downscaling, to the use of very large climate ensembles and decadal forecasts to understand climate risk.
This fast-moving landscape presents both opportunities and challenges for ‘energy-climate’ research. Since its first edition in 2020, the vision of NextGenEC has been to draw together researchers from the energy- and climate- sciences, highlighting the ‘state of the art’ and forging links across disciplines to explore new scientific opportunities. You can find out about our newest event here and details of previous editions can be found here (2022, 2021, 2020) alongside: a report from our first workshop ; a perspective article in Joule on “Overcoming the disconnect between energy system and climate modelling”; and details and videos of our 2022 webinar series here.
NextGenEC returns in September 2024, focussing on the following themes:
- AI in energy and climate modelling
- Opportunities and Challenges of Large Climate Ensembles for Energy System Planning
- How can the climate and energy mitigation synergies in the IPCC AR7 cycle be enhanced?
- Science for stakeholders
- Using climate data in energy-modelling
The workshop will feature:
- Plenary talks
- Interactive breakout groups
- Opportunities for participants to present their own research
The event is online-only and free-to-attend. If you would like to join us, please use the registration link on our webpage or here: https://forms.office.com/e/vhhWRgxEtq.
Furher programme information will be added to the webpage as it becomes available and joining details will be sent prior to the event. You are also encouraged to join the conversation before, during and after the workshop (and to hear news about future NextGenEC events, job opportunities, new research papers & datasets) via our slack-channel:
- Slack channel link: Slack
Organising committee:
- David Brayshaw (chair, University of Reading)
- Izzi Ariail (University of Reading & Climate X)
- Hannah Bloomfield (Newcastle University)
- Jethro Browell (University of Glasgow)
- Michael Craig (University of Michigan)
- James Fallon (University of Reading)
- Matteo De Felice (Rabobank) @Matteo_De_Felice12
- Laura Fischer (EPRI)
- Paula Gonzalez (Met Office, UK)
- Andrea Hahmann (Technical University of Denmark)
- Ben Hutchins (University of Reading & RMetS)
- Alex Kies (Aarhus University & University of KwaZulu-Natal)
- Marisol Osman (CIMA & Universidad de Buenos Aires)
- Bryn Pickering (University of Cambridge & Arup)
- Salim Poovadiyil (University of Reading)
- Hazel Thornton (Met Office, UK)
- Matthew Wright (University of Oxford)