1. Space & Energy Philippe Schild DG Research and Innovation
Directorate Energy
Brussels, 11 June 2013

2. Overview Interests for the Energy Sector Some activities Conclusion
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3. Interests for the Energy Sector
Support
Decision support tools (Policy & Investments)
Assessment
Resource potential (solar, biomass, wind, wave)
Forecast
Weather & resource forecast (energy production & grid management)
Monitoring
Exploitation of resources
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4. Activities (1/2) Support Assessment
Power plants location support tools (bioenergy, solar, wind & wave)
Since 4th Framework Programme
Policy monitoring: land use changes
Assessment
Solar, Wind and Wave atlas
6th Framework Programme: POWWOW, ORECCA (wind and wave)
7th Framework Programme: solar DNI (potential & forecast)-Cast, Wind resources (ERANET+)
Biomass resource potentials
6th Framework Programme: BEE & CEUBIOM
JRC
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5. Project ORECCA – Final Report
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6. Activities (2/2) Forecast Monitoring Weather Resource
Grid management (energy demand and disaster mitigation)
Resource
Energy production forecast (solar, wind, ocean)
Monitoring
Exploitation of resources
Biomass resources availability
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7. Conclusion Energy is a "consumer"
To improve reliability and availability
To reduce cost
Need access to "affordable" data
Interest to "expand" to other energy sources
Like for hydropower, geothermal
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8. Thank you for your attentionur attention
Philippe SCHILD
Phone Visiting address: Rue du Champs de Mars 21 Brussels
Policy
Research and
Innovation