On this page i'll add in some links and descriptions to resources that i've found really useful while working in energy-meterology. If any of the links no longer work, or you've got something to add to the Table, then drop me an email!
Energy-meteorology data resouces
Click on the resource name to take you to the relevant webpage.
| Name |
Description |
| OpenMod open source energymet data list. |
A good collection of climate-derived datasets for energy modelling can be found here. |
| WRAG list of wind data |
A list of links and points to download wind observations and model data available from the wind resource assessment group (WRAG). |
| Teal Tool. |
A free and easy to use climate and energy interactive visualisation tool developed by the World Energy Meteorology Council. |
| The ECEM demonstrator. |
A resource to visualise European demand, wind solar and hydropower data from the historical period (1980 - approxiately present day) and future simulations out to 2050. Note this dataset has been superceded by the C3S dataset available from the Climate Data Store. |
| Renewables.Ninja. |
A free and easy to use tool to generate wind and solar power timeseries at sites around the world. |
| Coppernicus Climate Data Store. |
A data portal to download all types of weather and cliamte data, as well as lots of energy-relevant outputs. |
| The Global Wind Atlas. |
A very high resolution tool to think about wind speeds and wind power capacity factors across the globe, there are also options to download the data. |
| The Global Solar Atlas. |
A very high resolution tool to think about incoming solar radiation (and its components) and solar power capacity factors across the globe, there are also options to download the data. |
Practical training resouces
| Name |
Description |
| NextGen2022 python training exercises. |
The Next Generation Challenges in Energy and Climate Modelling education team led a 1-day session as part of the 2022 conference to give an introduction to weather and climate data (ERA5, using xarray) and power system modelling (PyPSA). |
| PyPSA European Example. |
A nice example of a complex PyPSA-based model is PyPSA-Eu which accounts for the whole European power system. Note if you've not used PyPSA before the exercise above is a good introduction. |
| Data Analyiss and Visualisation in Climate Sciences |
If you are new to python programming, linux or high performance computing this is an excellent resource for getting started with data analysis and visualisation. |
| Python for Wind Resource Assessment |
A list of really useful tools if you're working on renewable resource assessment in python. |
Videos, Talks and webinars.
| Name |
Description |
| NextGen2022 python training exercises. |
The Next Generation Challenges in Energy and Climate Modelling education team led a 1-day session as part of the 2022 conference to give an introduction to weather and climate data (ERA5, using xarray) and power system modelling (PyPSA). |
| PyPSA European Example. |
A nice example of a complex PyPSA-based model is PyPSA-Eu which accounts for the whole European power system. Note if you've not used PyPSA before the exercise above is a good introduction. |
| The NextGen webinar series. |
Links to a Youtube playlist of intersting talks created from the Next Geneartion Challenges in Energy and Cliamte Modelling community. |
| Video introductions to key concepts in energy-meteorology |
Links to a selected Youtube resources which explain concepts used in the meteorology and energy disciplines (created by Early Career researchere from the Next Geneartion Challenges in Energy and Cliamte Modelling organising committee). |
Reports i've been involved in producing.