Winter Weather Storylines - Energy Sector planning for Extreme Weather

Join us for a fascinating workshop with the Met Office and UoB on how the Energy sector plans for winter weather extreme events

About this Event

Winter Weather Storylines - Energy Sector planning for Extreme Weather

Join the University of Birmingham and the Met Office at The Exchange for an exciting event exploring Winter Weather Storylines and how they can be used in the energy sector to enhance decision making, promote reliability and increase resilience. In our changing climate, we invite you to test our hypothesis: better knowledge of seasonal outlooks for exteme weather can help to plan for operational challenges that happen during winter.

The Met Office and the University of Birmingham are looking for energy sector participants to take part in a session to present their Winter Weather Storylines and see how they could be used in the energy sector for forward planning.

Attendees of this event will take part in expert-facilitated roundtables, where we will present our Winter Weather Storylines and their different methods of providing forecasts. The objectives of the session will be to:

• Understand how seasonal forecast information of extreme weather influences decision-making of energy sector stakeholders, and at which point seasonal forecast information is used in decision-making
• Identify the specific weather and climate information on extreme weather sought by energy sector stakeholders, including temporal-spatial resolution and key variables of interest
• Understand how probability of extreme weather events occurring affects decision-making by energy sector stakeholders

Join us for a fantastic opportunity to connect with the future of energy sector planning for extreme weather.

Agenda


🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration

🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Introduction to Winter Weather Storylines

Info: University of Birmingham and The Met Office will introduce Winter Weather Storylines and the objectives for the day

🕑: 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM
Session 1 - Facilitated Roundtable

Info: The first session will present a Storyline and discuss how it could be used to promote better decision making for energy sector activities under extreme weather scenarios

🕑: 11:10 AM - 11:25 AM
Break and refreshments

🕑: 11:25 AM - 12:15 PM
Session 2 - Facilitated Roundtable

Info: The second session will present another Storyline and discuss how it could be used to promote better decision making for energy sector activities under extreme weather scenarios

🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:20 PM
Lunch Break

Info: Lunch provided, please advise if you have any allergies

🕑: 01:20 PM - 02:10 PM
Session 3 - Facilitated Roundtable

Info: The third session will present another Storyline and discuss how it could be used to promote better decision making for energy sector activities under extreme weather scenarios

🕑: 02:10 PM - 02:40 PM
Break and networking

Info: During this break, the facilitators will compile the information from the roundtables, ready to present at the next session

🕑: 02:40 PM - 03:30 PM
Session 4 - Town Hall session

Info: In this session, the whole group will be presented with salient points from other tables. Participants will be invited to comment on those points, and discuss what they mean for the energy sector.

🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Closing Remarks from UoB and Met Office

🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Networking

🕑: 04:30 PM
Event Closes

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