Anomalous seasons such as extremely cold winters or low-wind summers can seriously disrupt renewable energy productivity and reliability. Better seasonal forecasts providing more accurate information tailored to stakeholder needs can help the renewable energy industry prepare for such extremes.
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The authors acknowledge funding from the EU Horizon 2020 project “Sub-seasonal to seasonal climate forecasting for energy (S2S4E)” (GA776787).
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Orlov, A., Sillmann, J. & Vigo, I. Better seasonal forecasts for the renewable energy industry. Nat Energy 5, 108–110 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-020-0561-5
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