Management of Weather and Climate Risk in the Energy Industry

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Troccoli, Alberto. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security,
• Subjects: Geography.; Meteorology.; Renewable energy sources.; Engineering economy.; Climatic changes.; Environmental management.; Earth Sciences.; Meteorology/Climatology.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Climate Change.; Energy Economics.; Environmental Management.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3692-6

Weather and climate information provide important elements in policy/decision making within the energy sector. Weather forecasts are employed routinely in the energy sector <U+0013> by energy producers through to suppliers, and by financial analysts through to national regulators <U+0013>...

Table of Contents:

• From the contents Preface. List of Contributors. List of Participants
• Part 1. Weather & Climate Fundamentals for the Energy Sector
• Part 2. Policies for Information Transfer between Weather/Climate and Energy Sectors
• Part 3. Energy Sector Practices, Need, Impediments Including Current Weather/Climate Information Transfer to the Energy Sector
• Weather/Climate Risk Management for the Energy Sector: Workshop Recommendations
• Index.