Post on 22-Dec-2015
GEO Work Plan Symposium 2015
Energy: new initiatives
Thierry Ranchin
Preliminary Remarks
• No specific EO system or program dedicated to Energy
Use of EO systems and programs from others SBA
• But EO data or information sets dedicated to Energy
A lot of resources available within GEOSS (from Data Core resources to web services all compliant with the GCI)
GEOSS Energy Community Portal:Webservice-energy.org
Both existing and growing energy sources can be considered when organizing the SBA
New organization
• C7: EO data and mineral resources part of EN-01 ( + SB-05-C2)
• I4: EO data and renewable energies part of EN-01 ( + SB-05-C1)
Tentative targets
• Develop tools and Information for the Resource Assessment, Monitoring and Forecasting of Renewable energy sources (including solar, wind, ocean, hydropower, and biomass, geothermal)
• Develop products and services required to assess countries' potential for energy production. Foster the use of Earth observation and information in energy-policy planning
• Identify user needs for specific renewable energy data sets
Forthcoming activities in I4 (2015 and further)Not limited to the following list…
• ConnectinGEO project (2015-2017) for identification of essential variables for renewable energies, gap analysis and industrial challenges on in-situ measurements
• COPERNICUS MACC service for Solar Radiation • Participation to AIP-8 (2015)• If successful: ERA PLANET• Tentative launch of an industrial professorship
dedicated to GEOSS and renewable energies. (2015-2016)