Integrating Climate Science with Renewable Energy

My research develops methods to bridge climate science and the renewable energy sector, with a particular focus on understanding how climate variability and change affect wind and solar resources. I work with regional climate model simulations, especially from the EURO-CORDEX initiative, to assess how well current models capture short-term (sub-daily to multi-day) variability in wind and solar and to explore how this variability may change in the future.

A central part of my work is the study of short-term climate hazards for renewables — events such as ramps, persistence, and extended low-resource periods. While these hazards unfold on short timescales, their long-term statistics are crucial for planning and designing resilient renewable energy systems. By combining climate data with metrics tailored to the energy sector, I aim to provide actionable knowledge that supports the integration of variable renewable energy into power systems and informs adaptation strategies in a changing climate.

Open Science page of the project