Summary

Renewable energy systems are expanding rapidly across Europe. However, they remain highly vulnerable to climate-related impacts, both in terms of resource availability and infrastructure resilience, as well as in financial planning and economic losses. The provision and use of climate data, information and knowledge to support decision-making – referred to as climate services - is therefore essential for a resilient renewable energy sector and infrastructure. While technical standards and protocols exist for climate data production and exchange, many crucial components of climate services lack widely agreed guidelines or standards. The European Commission (EC) has made a formal request to the European standardisation bodies, CEN and CENELEC, to develop a suite of standards for climate services.

Climateurope2 (CE2) - a Horizon Europe Coordination and Support Action led by the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) - is working to develop recommendations to support the European standardisation of climate services. As part of CE2 activities, BSC and DNV are convening a workshop on 22 – 23 October 2026 in Oslo, Norway. The workshop will bring together key operational climate service actors from the renewable energy sector, including both providers and users. The findings will inform the project’s recommendations to CEN and CENELEC.

This workshop offers an important platform for European actors involved in providing and using climate services for renewable energy systems and related infrastructure to connect, exchange perspectives, and reflect jointly on current developments. Participants can expect the following key outcomes:

• Information on the European Commission’s standardisation request to CEN and CENELEC, and the status of ongoing standards development. 
• Dialogue to strengthen shared understanding, foster collaboration, and support alignment with ongoing standardisation efforts across Europe.
• Exchange of experiences, challenges, and recommendations regarding the use of climate services in energy systems planning, operations, and maintenance.
• Opportunity to provide insights and priorities to support CE2’s contribution to the ongoing climate services standardisation process.
   

This event aims to produce a statement with recommendations to inform the ongoing European standardisation process and contribute sectoral perspectives to CEN and CENELEC.

The event is targeted at stakeholders in the renewable energy sector, including:

• Renewable energy project developers, owners and operators
• Banks and other financial institutions
• Companies offering climate services, consulting and certification services
• Energy traders and investors
• Model developers
• Insurance and reinsurance companies
   

Please express your interest in attending by submitting the form at the button below.