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- Title
Extreme Weather Events and the Energy Sector in 2021.
- Authors
Añel, Juan A.; Pérez-Souto, Celia; Bayo-Besteiro, Susana; Prieto-Godino, Luis; Bloomfield, Hannah; Troccoli, Alberto; de, Laura; Torre, la
- Abstract
In 2021, the energy sector was put at risk by extreme weather in many different ways: North America and Spain suffered heavy winter storms that led to the collapse of the electricity network; California specifically experienced heavy droughts and heat-wave conditions, causing the operations of hydropower stations to halt; floods caused substantial damage to energy infrastructure in central Europe, Australia, and China throughout the year, and unusual wind drought conditions decreased wind power production in the United Kingdom by almost 40% during summer. The total economic impacts of these extreme weather events are estimated at billions of U.S. dollars. Here we review and assess in some detail the main extreme weather events that impacted the energy sector in 2021 worldwide, discussing some of the most relevant case studies and the meteorological conditions that led to them. We provide a perspective on their impacts on electricity generation, transmission, and consumption, and summarize estimations of economic losses.
- Subjects
EXTREME weather; ENERGY industries; HEAT waves (Meteorology); WINTER storms; ENERGY infrastructure; WIND power; ELECTRIC power production
- Publication
Weather, Climate & Society, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 3, p353
- ISSN
1948-8327
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1175/WCAS-D-23-0115.1