In this talk I will motivate the need to for using multi-decadal meteorological datasets when modelling national power system behaviour. I will discuss various datasets developed by the University of Reading energy-meteorology group that can be used to understand the impacts of climate variability and climate change on power systems and show some illustrative examples of using these datasets for thinking about extreme energy events. Examples will include: European peak demands, periods of anomalous renewable generation, and potential damage from large tropical cyclone events. The meteorological drivers of these extreme events will also be explored, and the potential impacts of climate change will be discussed.
Key references:
Hourly historical and near-future weather and climate variables for energy system modelling
Meteorological Drivers of European Power System Stress
Impacts of heat decarbonization on system adequacy considering increased meteorological sensitivity