Sessions
Coexistence of wildlife and wind turbines
Environmental impacts, social acceptance & spatial planning on land and at sea
When: Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 9:30 - 10:45
Where: G107
Session description
Generating green energy needs to be done with strong consideration of flora and fauna to be truly sustainable. Join us to learn from examples like
- Nearly 20% of wind energy capacity in Greece is located in Natura 2000 areas providing a unique learning opportunity for sites with similar ecological characteristics.
- The first results from the words largest study of bird collision risk based on 2 years of data and more than 5000 bird tracks from Thanet offshore wind farm in the North Sea
- Hear the latest on bat protection using deterrent technology and the potential impact of yearly production
Learning objectives
- How to apply the latest wildlife research in your project development
- Learn how to successfully approach establishing wind farms in Natura 2000 areas
- Learn about the latest technology for bat deterring using ultrasonics
Session chairs
Annika Balgård
Global subject matter expert environment, Vestas Wind Systems
Niels-Erik Clausen
Associate professor, DTU Wind Energy
Speakers
Understanding the interactions and behaviour of marine mammals and birds with offshore wind farms
Eloise Burnett
Associate, Carbon Trust
Wind energy development inside Natura 2000 sites, the case of Greece
Andreas Vlamakis
Project Manager, ENTEKA SA
Validating Ultrasonic Bat Deterrence Effectiveness Through Activity Reduction On Ponds: A Case Study
Brogan Morton
Product Manager, NRG Systems
''Bat-friendly operation: reducing bat fatalities at wind turbines in central Europe
Oliver Behr
Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
