Nature-inclusive offshore design and biodiversity

When: Thursday, 23 April 2026, 11:30 - 12:30
Where: N107, N108

Session chair

Kirsten Carter

Head of UK Marine Policy, RSPB

Dení Aguilar Bellamy

Coordinator - Offshore -Energy and Nature, Renewables Grid Initiative

Presentations

Biodiversity conservation & enhancement: towards positive contribution with High Voltage Offshore Substations as biodiversity hotspots.

Saskia Jaarsma

Head of Offshore Development, TenneT

Innovative hydrodynamic research facilities for offshore wind development: A case study on nature inclusive design solutions

Christian Windt

Postdoctoral researcher, Technische Universität Braunschweig

Large-scale spatial environmental vulnerability quantification over North and Baltic Seas

Sofia Ferreira

Specialist, Spatial Ecologist, DHI A/S