Wind pattern, a key element for solar plant design.
Solar energy is one of the renewable markets with a higher expansion rate along the last years. Market competitiveness and operational profitability increase due to OPEX reduction is one of the key drivers.
Global and Regional Climate Change Models
Representing the historical and future climate at different spatial resolution scales.
2019: A year of extremes
Data registered from a year marked by historical heat waves and by “DANA” affecting the east of the Iberian Peninsula.
3rd Visca general assembly and 3rd Stakeholders workshop
The 3rd General Assembly of VISCA project, led by METEOSIM, will take place on 9th and 10th December 2019 in Barcelona.
World most polluted cities
Air pollution represents one of the most important health risks that currently exist. It is estimated that environmental pollution by fine particulate matter (PM2.5) contribute to 4.2 million premature deaths worldwide during 2016 (source: World Health Organization, WHO).
Climate Change Scenarios for Adaptation
In a previous post we detailed some of the main challenges that climate change adaptation projects are facing. In this second post, we want to delve into seven technical aspects that seem fundamental to us […]
Improve the reliability of the wrf meteorological data set
The atmospheric pollutants dispersion models (AERMOD, CALPUFF,…) require meteorological information as input data in order to run correctly.
Mitigation measures in mining environments
Particulate matter is the main pollution problem in mines. The mining area is constantly exposed to a lot of activities that generate a large amount of dust and suspended particles. Blasting, excavations, handling and loading […]