Remote Sensing of Energy Meteorology

Dear Colleagues,

The renewable energy sector has seen explosive growth over the last decade, allowing solar/wind energy farms to become more efficient and to be manufactured at lower costs. However, all areas do not have the same energy potential; thus, the need to further understand and efficiently use available solar/wind resources is a key motivation for research. 

During the last decade, remote sensing observations have been widely used in solar/wind energy applications.

Concerning solar energy, satellite-derived surface solar irradiance measurements are necessary for high-resolution solar resource assessment as well as short-term forecasting. Sky imagers are widely used to deal with the high spatial and temporal variability of clouds as well as to deal with the challenging task of solar resource assessment and forecasting in very short spatial and time scales.

Wind energy today is a mature and commercially competitive technique for energy generation. However, wind resources are highly variable in time and space. This has spurred the development and application of remote sensing techniques for wind energy applications. The leading remote sensing techniques are Lidars (wind Lidars and ceilometers), radars, and satellites.

The proposed Special Issue aims to incorporate contributions from both industry and academia that address all aspects of remote sensing of energy meteorology, from scientific fundamentals to practical energy industry needs. In addition, this issue will highlight the latest scientific/technological developments in this field of study.

Dr. Andreas Kazantzidis
Prof. Sven-Erik Gryning
Guest Editors

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