Why electric utilities need meteorologists

As more of the world's power grids are supplied with renewables, accurate weather forecasting has become an increasingly important asset for power utilities.

In this episode of Energy Evolution, correspondent Camilla Naschert speaks to Malte Rieck, meteorologist at Vattenfall, about the key parameters his team is watching, how AI is becoming a sharper tool for forecasting, and how extreme weather events may change the output profile of renewables fleets in the future.

 

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