Sub-seasonal to seasonal forecasts can benefit the European energy market

Many industries are in need of reliable and usable climate forecasts for the coming weeks (sub-seasonal scale) and months (seasonal scale). Such predictions can help energy companies and other weather-dependent sectors better manage climate-related risks.

In this blog I talk about the S2S4E project, which is funded by the EU's research and innovation programme Horizon 2020. The partners have developed the very first Decision Support Tool (DST) which provides scientifically sound, operational climate forecasts for weather-dependent solar, wind and hydropower production.

You can read more HERE.

A Decision Support Tool for the Energy sector

For more information about the S2S4E Decision Support Tool and the forecasts within the tool, see the series of webinars.