Energy: Work plan activities

Energy: Improving management of energy resources

"GEOSS outcomes in the energy area will support: environmentally responsible and equitable energy management; better matching of energy supply and demand; reduction of risks to energy infrastructure; more accurate inventories of greenhouse gases and pollutants; and a better understanding of renewable energy potential."
– GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan, Section 4.1.3

Summary of ongoing tasks:

EN-06-04: Using New Observation Systems for Energy
This Task is led by IEEE, IGOS-P and WMO.
Organize a series of activities including workshops to identify and define the main elements/components of a strategic 5-10 Year Plan for the optimum exploitation of the enhanced capabilities offered by the forthcoming new generation of observing systems and forecasting modeling techniques.

EN-07-01: Management of Energy Sources
This Task is led by Germany.
Support the development of Earth observation products and services for improving the resource assessment, monitoring and forecast of fluctuating energy sources (e.g. hydro, solar, wind, ocean).
Related activities will include: Promote collaboration between users and providers of Earth observation applications to foster the development of innovative Earth observation services in support of energy management. Develop the use of Earth observations in the development, operation and management of energy production systems.

EN-07-02: Energy Environmental Impact Monitoring
This Task is led by EuroGeoSurveys.
Promote the development of Earth observation systems for the monitoring and prediction of environmental impact from energy resource exploration, extraction, transportation and/or exploitation.
Related activities will include: Promote and develop the use of Earth observation data for impact monitoring. Support the development of modelling systems helping to quantify and anticipate changes e.g. to freshwater, biodiversity, ecosystems, atmospheric and oceanic composition, and ground elevation. Make relevant synergies with carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas monitoring activities, and with Task US-07-01.

EN-07-03: Energy Policy Planning
This Task is led by France.
Encourage the use of Earth observations for informed energy-policy planning in developing and developed countries.
Related activities will include: Encourage the use of Earth science models to support energy scenario assessments. Enhance availability of data and products required to better assess countries' potential for energy production. Promote interactions of data providers and decision-support-system developers. Encourage training of decision-makers at all relevant levels for interpretation of relevant data and products.