The 12th Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy is sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Renewable Energy Committee.
Call for Papers
Grid Operations and Energy Weather (Forecasting)
Discussions on load forecasting and the impacts of weather
Grid Operations and Energy Weather (Outage)
Latest on outage models and their incorporation of weather information
Grid Operations and Energy Weather (General Grid Operations)
General discussions on how weather impacts the day-to-day operations of grid operators
Wind Forecasting
Latest research in wind forecasting
Offshore Wind – Joint Session with 22nd Conference on Air-Sea Interaction
Latest research in offshore wind energy development including met-ocean observations and modeling
Big Data Analytics Providing Decision Support
Machine Learning Applications in the Energy Sector - Joint Session with 19th Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Science
Lidar Applications in the Energy Industry – Joint Session with 11th Symposium on LiDAR Atmospheric Applications
Solar Forecast Improvement Projects
Updates on Solar Forecasting projects through DOE grants and beyond
Resource Assessment
The latest research on resource assessment for renewable energy production
Forecast Evaluation
Forecast Evaluation Methods – How are different methods better suited for different circumstances?
Energy Weather in the Age of COVID-19
Impacts of COVID to meteorologists and others working within the energy industry
General Topics in the Energy Sector
Student Award Opportunities
The Energy and Renewable Energy Committees are pleased to offer a student travel grant to the 2021 AMS Annual Meeting. The $500 travel grant is designed to aid in covering registration fees, transportation costs, food, and lodging for a selected student presentation at the 12th Conference on Weather, Climate, Water, and the New Energy Economy. Any student wishing to apply should send a brief statement to [email protected] no later than 15 October 2020 that addresses:
Relevance of research to the conference (including abstract)
Personal benefit from attending the conference
Financial need and circumstance
The selected student will be notified no later than 1 November 2020.
The 12th Conference on Weather, Climate, Water, and the New Energy Economy will also be offering awards for exceptional oral and poster presentations, to be determined by members of the Energy and Renewable Energy Committees. Students who wish to be considered for this prize should indicate so when submitting their abstract: