Next Generation Challenges in Energy-Climate Modelling Workshop 2026
David Brayshaw
Dear open-modders,
I’d like to advertise to you all the return of our international Next Generation Challenges in Energy-Climate Modelling Workshop 2026. The event is free to attend though registration is required. Details below.
I hope many of you will be able to join us!
Best wishes,
David
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Next Generation Challenges in Energy-Climate Modelling Workshop 2026
17 and 18 June 2026, 1200-1600 UTC
(6-10am Denver, 1-5pm London, 2-6pm Berlin, 10pm-2am Sydney)
Fully virtual/online; free to attend
Register here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/7kmruj96PH
Energy systems around the world are undergoing rapid and far-reaching change. With increasing renewable generation, exposure of infrastructure assets and evolving energy demand, the need for weather and climate resilient energy systems has never been greater. At the same time, weather and climate science is progressing: from the emergence of skillful AI prediction systems and advances in downscaling, to the use of very large climate ensembles and decadal forecasts to understand climate risk.
This fast-moving landscape presents both opportunities and challenges for ‘energy-climate’ research. Since its first edition in 2020, the vision of NextGenEC has been to draw together researchers from the energy- and climate- sciences, highlighting the ‘state of the art’ and forging links across disciplines to explore new scientific opportunities. You can find out about our newest event here and details of previous editions can be found here (2024, 2022, 2021, 2020) alongside: a report from our first workshop ; a perspective article in Joule on “Overcoming the disconnect between energy system and climate modelling”; and details and videos of our 2022 webinar series here.
NextGenEC returns in June 2026, focussing on topics:
- Practical guidance for climate data in adaptation planning and policymaking for energy systems
- Understanding future scenarios for energy & climate
- Maximising the value of weekly-to-decadal forecasts in the energy sector
- Compound and Cascading hazards, and their impacts on highly renewable systems (What happens after the lights go out?)
- A training session on how to make use of advanced climate data in energy models
- A training session on how to set up and use energy models to explore climate impacts
The workshop will feature:
- Plenary talks
- Interactive breakout groups
- Opportunities for participants to present their own research
The event is online-only and free-to-attend. If you would like to join us, please use the registration link on our webpage or here: registration form
Furher programme information will be added to the webpage as it becomes available and joining details will be sent prior to the event.
Organising committee:
- David Brayshaw (chair, University of Reading)
- Ana Arama (University of Reading)
- Izzi Ariail (University of Reading & Climate X)
- Nathan Argawal (University of Colorado)
- Hannah Bloomfield (Newcastle University)
- Jethro Browell (University of Glasgow)
- Michael Craig (University of Michigan)
- Aheli Das (University of Reading)
- Matteo De Felice (Rabobank)
- James Fallon (Met Office)
- Ekaterina Fedotova (Open Energy Transition)
- Laura Fischer (EPRI)
- Leonard Goeke (ETH Zurich)
- Paula Gonzalez (Met Office)
- David Greenwood (University of Newcastle)
- Andrea Hahmann (Technical University of Denmark)
- Ben Hutchins (University of Reading)
- Daniel Kirk-Davidoff (EPRI)
- Julie Lundquist (John Hopkins University)
- Alex Kies (Aarhus University & University of KwaZulu-Natal)
- Martin Kittel (DIW Berlin)
- Marisol Osman (CIMA & Universidad de Buenos Aires)
- Laurens Stoop (TenneT)
- Hazel Thornton (Met Office)
- Jan Wohland (University of Oslo)
- Matthew Wright (University of Oxford)
- Weijia Yang (University of Oxford)
- Marianne Zeyringer (University of Oslo)