Next Generation Challenges in Energy-Climate Modelling Workshop 2022
Online, Wednesday 14th – Friday 16th September 2022, 1300-1700 UK (UTC+1)
Key information
- Main workshop: Thurs 15th and Fri 16th September 2022
- Overall programme
- Invited presenters abstracts and biographies
- Research presentations/posters
- Details about breakout group themes
- Slack channel link for discussion: Slack
- Optional ‘training camp’: Wed 14th September 2022
- Overall programme
- Invited presenters abstracts and biographies
- Research presentations/posters
- Details about breakout group themes
- Slack channel link for discussion: Slack
Both events are online-only and free-to-attend but registration has now closed.
NextGenEC22 workshop (15th & 16th September 1300-1700 UK (UTC+1)
See further below for training camp information
Climate risk in energy systems can take many forms. From weather hazards and system resilience, through stress-events impacting the security of supply (e.g., “dunkelflaute”), to the need for climate-robust capacity expansion planning against a uncertain future, the need for a deeper understanding of climate uncertainty is both profound and urgent.
Since 2020, the NextGenEC initiative has drawn together researchers from across the energy- and climate- sciences with the aim of highlighting the state-of-the-art, identifying scientific opportunities, and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and exchange. You can find out about last year’s event here, including: a report from our first workshop ; a recent perspective article in Joule on “Overcoming the disconnect between energy system and climate modelling”; and details and videos of our recent webinar series here.
The 2022 edition of the NextGenEC workshop will focus on 4 overlapping themes:
- Modelling weather-driven infrastructure damage in current and future energy systems
- Planning for black and green swans: storylines for managing rapid transformations in climate & energy
- Forecasting and predictability: planning and managing variable renewables
- Energy models for all: open access to knowledge & tools for energy and climate modelling
Participants are invited to present their own research and engage in working group discussions either addressing the four main themes (or via a 5th ‘open’ theme for new and emerging topics). Further detail regarding the scope of the 4 themes is available here, along with a preliminary programme.
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
Optional pre-workshop ‘training camp’ (14th September 1300-1700 UK (UTC+1)
New for 2022 and in response to participant feedback, the NextGenEC organising committee is pleased to announce an optional ‘training camp’ running the day before the main workshop (click here for programme and details). The training camp provides an opportunity to get a crash course in the fundamentals of energy-climate science and includes hands-on activities to get you started working with climate data in energy models.
Spaces on the training camp are limited (to enable a highly interactive and practical focus). Additional training resources can also be found here.
Organising committee for 2022
Chair: David Brayshaw (University of Reading)
Breakout group leaders: Hannah Bloomfield (University of Bristol), Jethro Browell (University of Glasgow), Matthew Deakin (University of Newcastle), Ekaterina Fedotova (PyPSA-Earth), Matteo De Felice (EU Joint Research Centre), Paula Gonzalez (UK Met Office), Adriaan Hilbers (Imperial College London), Marisol Osman (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Laurens P. Stoop (University of Utrecht, TenneT TSO B.V. and KNMI), Marta Victoria (Aarhus University), Jan Wohland (Climate Service Centre Germany/GERICS) & Marianne Zeyringer (University of Oslo).
Organising team: Michael Craig (University of Michigan), James Fallon (University of Reading), David Greenwood (University of Newcastle), Katharina Gruber (BOKU), Alex Kies (Frankfurt University), Julie Lundquist (University of Colorado) & Idunn Mostue (University of Oslo).