2017/10/27 by Juan Antonio Añel, Manuel Fernández-González, Xavier Labandeira +2 · 1 voice · 1 citation
Engineering · Environmental Science · #Energy Load and Power Forecasting #Integrated Energy Systems Optimization #Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.3390/atmos8110209
openalex publication_date 2017/10/27 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
Cold and heat waves represent a significant problem for the electricity generation sector. The disruptions cold and heat waves can cause in power production are beyond their consumption impacts through, for instance, higher peak demand. Unexpected stops at thermal or nuclear power plants by excessively high-temperature water constitute clear examples of this. In this invited paper, we use past case studies to analyze the impact of these kinds of events on power production. Subsequently we discuss how events of this nature may evolve over the future in view of their association to climate change. Although the review is not exhaustive, we do expose some ideas that may be relevant for decision making in this area