Posters
Come meet the poster presenters to ask them questions and discuss their work
We would like to invite you to come and see the posters at our upcoming conference. The posters will showcase a diverse range of research topics, and will give delegates an opportunity to engage with the authors and learn more about their work. Whether you are a seasoned researcher or simply curious about the latest developments in your field, we believe that the posters will offer something of interest to everyone. So please join us at the conference and take advantage of this opportunity to learn and engage with your peers in industry and the academic community.
On 9 April at 17:15, we’ll also hold the main poster session and distinguish the 7 best posters of this year’s edition with our traditional Poster Awards Ceremony. Join us at the poster area to cheer and meet the laureates, and enjoy some drinks with all poster presenters!
We look forward to seeing you there!
PO065: The WIMBY interactive map and forum: a tool for high level planning and impacts assessment of wind farms in Europe.
Luis Ramirez Camargo, Assistant Professor, Utrecht University
Abstract
Wind power deployment has experienced massive growth in the last two decades. To achieve climate mitigation goals and decarbonize our economy much more installed capacity is necessary. However, this growth has to be in line with the minimization of the environmental and societal impacts, and requires the support and acceptance of citizens and local stakeholders. Access to information about possibilities of wind power deployment and its impacts is scattered and in many cases only available to experts in the wind power industry. To make this information available to a wider public, simplify high level assessments of wind power installations and objectivize discussions about individual projects, we have developed the WIMBY interactive map and forum. It was developed using a design thinking approach with co-creation workshops to define its technical requirements. The team included 45 professionals from the Horizon Europe project WIMBY, covering a wide range of expertise, and over 10 volunteers representing local communities, specialized users, and educators. The co-creation process involved five steps: defining the target audience, conducting user interviews, defining and assessing user flows, developing wireframes, and creating interactive prototypes for testing. The WIMBY interactive map covers Europe and offers two modes: exploratory, for visualizing wind energy data like wind speeds and collision risks, and planning, for optimizing turbine locations and assessing impacts. It calculates e.g. CO2 emissions, noise, land use, and job creation using open-source models. Regulations are also displayed, and an online forum enables user feedback and discussion. The WIMBY interactive map and forum goes beyond the New European Wind Atlas by also providing options to optimize locations of individual turbines and delivering comprehensive information about a wide range of potential environmental and societal impacts for hypothetical wind farms. Accessible via any browser, the tool is user-friendly for a wide audience.
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