Integrating Climate Science with Renewable Energy

My research develops methods to bridge climate science and the renewable energy sector, with a particular focus on understanding how climate variability and change affect wind and solar resources. I work with regional climate model simulations, especially from the EURO-CORDEX initiative, to assess how well current models capture short-term (sub-daily to multi-day) variability in wind and solar and to explore how this variability may change in the future.

A central part of my work is the study of short-term climate hazards for renewables — events such as ramps, persistence, and extended low-resource periods. While these hazards unfold on short timescales, their long-term statistics are crucial for planning and designing resilient renewable energy systems. By combining climate data with metrics tailored to the energy sector, I aim to provide actionable knowledge that supports the integration of variable renewable energy into power systems and informs adaptation strategies in a changing climate. Open Science page of the project

Contribution to CORDEX project

Alongside this applied research, I contribute to the CORDEX project, developing model configurations and producing the climate simulations for the African domain, using ICTP’s RegCM climate model forced by CMIP6 global models. These efforts support the international CORDEX initiative in providing high-resolution climate projections, expanding the knowledge base for both climate science and sectoral applications. This work is currently in the testing phase, selecting GCMs to drive the regional simulations for future climate projections. Check out the CORDEX-CMIP6 simulations status