Alberto Troccoli

Management of Weather and Climate Risk in the Energy Industry - NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security Alberto Troccoli 2010 edition

Marc Notes: Avail. in paper.; Includes bibliographical references and index. Brief Description: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Weather/Climate Risk Management for the Energy Sector, Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy, 6-10 October 2008Table of Contents: Preface.- List of Contributors.- List of Participants.- Part 1. Weather & Climate Fundamentals for the Energy Sector.- Weather, Climate, and the Energy Industry; J. A. Dutton.- Weather and Climate Predictions for the Energy Sector; A. Troccoli.- Multi-Scale Projections of Weather and Climate at the UK Met Office; C. Buontempo et al.- Meteorology, Climate and Energy; O. Lemaitre.- Part 2. Policies for Information Transfer between Weather/Climate and Energy Sectors.- Use of Indicators to Improve Communication on Energy Systems Vulnerability, Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change; A. Michaelowa et al.- Climate Services for Development in Africa with a Potential Focus on Energy; M. S. Boulahya.- Weather/Climate Services in Europe and Central Asia: a Key Tool for Energy Sector Adaptation to Climate Change; J. Ebinger et al.- Climate Risk Management for the Energy Sector in Africa: the Role of the African Development Bank; S. Veit.- Data Headaches; M. Harrison, A. Troccoli.- Communicating Information for Energy and Development; J. Furlow.- Requirements of Oil and Gas Operations for Climate Data, Information, Products and Services in the High Latitudes; E. M. Akentyeva.- IPCC Scoping Paper on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation; A. Allali.- Part 3. Energy Sector Practices, Need, Impediments Including Current Weather/Climate Information Transfer to the Energy Sector.- Practices, Needs and Impediments in the Use of Weather/Climate Information in the Electricity Sector; L. Dubus.- Large-Scale Variability of Weather Dependent Renewable Energy Sources; L. von Bremen.- Modelling and Forecasting Energy Demand: Principles and Difficulties; M. Fischer.- Can We Trust Long-Range Weather Forecasts?; P. J. Mailier.- Storm Prediction Research and its Application to the Oil/Gas Industry; L. S. R. Froude, R. J. Gurney.- Weather Sensitivity of Electricity Supply and Data Services of the German Met Office; B. Rothstein, G. Halbig.- Water Management of a ThermalPower Plant a Site Specific Approach Concerning Climate Change; S. Greis et al.- Mathematical Programming Basis for Decision Making Using Weather and Climate Information for the Energy Sector; O. M. Pokrovsky.- Trends in Snow Deposition on Overhead Electric Lines: Using Synoptic Data to Investigate the Relationship Black-Out Risk/Climate Change; P. Bonelli, M. Lacavalla.- Natural Risks Management in the Gas Transmission System (GTS) of Russia and the Contribution of Climate Services under Global Climate Change; L. V. Vlasova, G. S. Rakitina.- Weather/Climate Risk Management for the Energy Sector: Workshop Recommendations; A. Troccoli et al.- Index.-"