Extreme Weather, Climate Variability, and the Future of Renewable Energy Systems
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Meteorology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025
Special Issue Editors
Interests: weather and climate extremes; climate variability; precipitation; numerical modeling, renewable energy
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Interests: climate variability and change; natural hazards and impacts; extreme events; numerical modeling; climate dynamics; atmosphere circulations; renewable energies
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Interests: Renewable energy assessment and forecasting; Energy transition; Earth system science; Climate change; Numerical modeling; Data Science
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global transition toward low-carbon energy systems presents new scientific, technological, and societal challenges. As renewable energy systems become increasingly central to power generation worldwide, the role of meteorology in the energy sector has never been more critical.
Understanding how weather and climate influence both the supply and demand sides of modern energy systems is essential for securing reliable, sustainable, and adaptive energy infrastructures, particularly in the face of increasing climate extremes. Extreme climate events, long-term trends, and forecasting uncertainties are key to renewable energy systems’ performance, reliability, and planning. Applying high-resolution forecasting tools, advanced modeling, remote sensing data, artificial intelligence, and energy storage technologies is essential for optimizing energy production, increasing grid resilience, and promoting the sustainable development of the energy sector.
In this context, this Special Issue aims to gather original and high-impact contributions from researchers and professionals working at the interface of meteorology, climate science, and renewable energy. We welcome submissions addressing topics such as the following:
- Renewable energy resource forecasting;
- Climate variability and long-term changes affecting energy resource availability and energy system performance;
- Impacts of extreme weather events on renewable energy generation and grid resilience;
- Integrated approaches to energy system planning and climate risk assessment;
- Integration of renewables into smart grids;
- Energy policies to support climate-resilient energy strategies.
Studies based on observational data, atmospheric and climate models, reanalysis datasets, or hybrid approaches involving artificial intelligence and machine learning are particularly encouraged. The aim of integrating different methodologies and scientific techniques is to deepen our understanding of the atmospheric processes that influence renewable energy systems.
This Special Issue is now open for submissions of original research papers outlining crucial scientific investigations focused on the intersection between atmospheric sciences and energy.
Dr. Maria Cristina Lemos da Silva
Dr. Helber Barros Gomes
Dr. Fernando Ramos Martins
Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. Maria Cristina Lemos da Silva
Dr. Helber Barros Gomes
Dr. Fernando Ramos Martins
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- weather and climate extremes
- renewable energies
- remote sensing of the atmosphere
- atmospheric modeling
- risks, vulnerability, and impacts
- energy planning
- energy system optimization
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