Datasets

The Pan-European Climate Database (PECD) provides information on climate and renewable energy variables for both historical and future time periods. For historical data, the ERA5 global reanalysis serves as the underlying climate data, while future projections are based on selected CMIP6 global climate models. The raw climate model data are further processed through downscaling to achieve higher spatial and temporal resolution and by applying bias adjustment.

This dataset provides global climate and energy indicators from 1950 to the present at hourly and coarser temporal resolutions, offering a long-term, harmonised data foundation for energy-sector applications. It enables users to analyse energy indicators for the past climate, supporting energy planning, system design, risk assessments, climate impact modelling and model benchmarking.