On this international Clean Energy Day, the United Nations highlight the need for a just, rapid, and global energy transition. Healthy aquatic systems and reliable data from space play key roles here.

The UN Secretary-General emphasizes that ‘renewables are the engine that can drive this transition.’ However, grid infrastructure, high costs, and accessibility barriers continue to slow down global progress.

How EO can speed up the energy transition

At EOMAP, we know that water is a key pillar of the energy transition, whether for hydropower, coastal infrastructure, risk management, or environmental monitoring. And this is exactly where satellite data delivers crucial advantages:

• Global and continuous monitoring of water quality, sediment dynamics, and water levels
  This is essential for hydropower-relevant reservoirs, which can now be monitored more accurately than ever through satellite data.
  Challenge the eoapp HYPOS and the SnowPower tool.
• Improved planning of renewable energy projects
  EO data supports the siting of floating solar, offshore wind, and hydropower projects by visualizing dynamics, flow conditions, and long-term environmental changes.
  Challenge the BLUE-X toolbox, designed to accelerate offshore renewables.
• Faster reaction capability
  Decision-makers can detect changes in rivers, lakes, and coasts within hours, especially during extreme events or risks to energy infrastructure.
  Challenge eoapp AQUA and its alert functions.

Our mission: Environmental intelligence

A clean energy future requires more than renewable technologies. We also need a deep understanding of our blue planet. With space-based environmental intelligence, we support utilities, authorities, and industries in smarter risk management and sustainable decision‑making

Use cases across the world

In many projects worldwide, we are already delivering actionable insights for hydropower reservoirs and other renewable energy installations. These include Georgean and Albanian reservoirs, and Cahora Bassa in Mozambique.

The image shows Philippsee, Germany’s the largest floating photovoltaic (PV) installation in 2024. It was processed on the basis of ESA’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery.

Let’s connect

Check out more use cases here.

For your applications, please get in touch with the water quality team.