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RGI launches the Climate Hazards Dataset with real-world measures for resilient grids

Publication

Topic

Climate Adaptation & Resilience

Dimension

Grids & Energy Systems

Published 02 February 2026

As part of RGI’s work on supporting climate-proof electricity grids, RGI is excited to launch the Climate Hazards Dataset. The publication maps the main climate hazards affecting electricity infrastructure across Europe and corresponding adaptation measures.

Designed for grid planners, policymakers, researchers and the public, the dataset provides insights into climate-hazard definitions and their impact on infrastructure. Both direct hazards, such as floods, heatwaves, wildfires, and storms, as well as indirect hazards like droughts, are covered in the resource.

Showcasing measures to tackle these challenges exist, the resource also highlights potential adaptation measures to address these impacts and real-world examples of measures implemented by European grid operators.

With this dataset, RGI can contribute to grid-resilient planning, risk assessment, and decision making on climate-adaptive investments. We will keep this dataset up to date with more examples and information. Would you like to share practices or insights from climate-proof grids? Contact us below!

Explore the dataset RGI’s work on climate-proof grids

Supporting climate-proof grid planning

The dataset was developed to support our joint work with ENTSO-E on embedding climate resilience into long-term grid planning processes. Since 2023, RGI and ENTSO-E co-developed a framework to guide a new quantitative indicator for climate adaptation and resilience under ENTSO-E’s Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) methodology.

As part of the 2026 update of ENTSO-E’s Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP), ENTSO-E is publishing the 4th edition of the CBA Implementation Guidelines, with a public consultation open until 6 February. Stakeholders are welcome to provide feedback on the revised CBA methodology, including the new climate indicator!

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Dr. Andrzej Ceglarz

Director – Energy Systems

Dr. Andrzej Ceglarz

Director – Energy Systems

t: +49 30 233211014
Andrzej has been working at RGI since May 2017, having previously cooperated with RGI as researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). Currently, he works as a Director for Energy Systems, being responsible for projects and activities under the RGI’s Technical Dimension addressing the questions how to plan, design and implement a carbon-free and optimised energy system. He holds a Master Degree in International Relations from the Wrocław University and completed his PhD at the School of Social Sciences and Technology at the Technical University of Munich.

Dr. Ira Shefer

Manager – Energy Systems

Dr. Ira Shefer

Manager – Energy Systems

t: +49 30 2332 11000
Ira joined the Technical Team at RGI in July 2023. Previously he worked in the BMBF-funded research project Ariadne on local acceptance of wind energy in Germany. Ira holds a Ph.d. from the Technical University of Munich, researching transnational collaborations and their impacts on local climate governance and policy making. He has a MA of Environmental Studies at Nagoya University (Japan) and has a joint Bachelor of Law (LLB) and Asian Studies from Haifa University (Israel. Ira was engaged in several research initiatives that addressed, among others, urban climate governance (at RIFS, Germany) and green building (ILGBC, Israel). He was also a reporter and sections editor at an Israeli magazine for seven years, covering environmental and development issues.

Sara Gaçe

Junior Consultant

Sara Gaçe

Junior Consultant

t: +49 30 2332 059
Sara Gaçe is a multidisciplinary project and research professional with a background in economic engineering and over five years of experience across administration, development aid, environmental policy, and community engagement. She has worked with institutions such as the Peace Corps, the OSCE, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ). With a growing interest in both the technical and social aspects of the energy transition and renewable energy, she is committed to supporting the advancement of sustainable, inclusive, and system-friendly grid development across Europe.

Dr. Andrzej Ceglarz

Director – Energy Systems

Dr. Andrzej Ceglarz

Director – Energy Systems

t: +49 30 233211014
Andrzej has been working at RGI since May 2017, having previously cooperated with RGI as researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). Currently, he works as a Director for Energy Systems, being responsible for projects and activities under the RGI’s Technical Dimension addressing the questions how to plan, design and implement a carbon-free and optimised energy system. He holds a Master Degree in International Relations from the Wrocław University and completed his PhD at the School of Social Sciences and Technology at the Technical University of Munich.

Dr. Ira Shefer

Manager – Energy Systems

Dr. Ira Shefer

Manager – Energy Systems

t: +49 30 2332 11000
Ira joined the Technical Team at RGI in July 2023. Previously he worked in the BMBF-funded research project Ariadne on local acceptance of wind energy in Germany. Ira holds a Ph.d. from the Technical University of Munich, researching transnational collaborations and their impacts on local climate governance and policy making. He has a MA of Environmental Studies at Nagoya University (Japan) and has a joint Bachelor of Law (LLB) and Asian Studies from Haifa University (Israel. Ira was engaged in several research initiatives that addressed, among others, urban climate governance (at RIFS, Germany) and green building (ILGBC, Israel). He was also a reporter and sections editor at an Israeli magazine for seven years, covering environmental and development issues.

Sara Gaçe

Junior Consultant

Sara Gaçe

Junior Consultant

t: +49 30 2332 059
Sara Gaçe is a multidisciplinary project and research professional with a background in economic engineering and over five years of experience across administration, development aid, environmental policy, and community engagement. She has worked with institutions such as the Peace Corps, the OSCE, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ). With a growing interest in both the technical and social aspects of the energy transition and renewable energy, she is committed to supporting the advancement of sustainable, inclusive, and system-friendly grid development across Europe.