1st Conference on Wind Energy and Wildlife Impacts (CWW 2011)

Energy from renewable sources has become increasingly important as part of energy policies, partly due to climate change scenarios. With the present targets for renewable energy production in many countries, and the huge world potential for wind-power generation, wind-power development has become a very important issue from a political, economical and ecological point of view. Ecological impacts of wind-power generation are debated intensively within several fora, and there is a need for a firm knowledge-base on the impacts on wildlife, as well as innovative and efficient mitigation measures.

Norway has long been a net exporter of renewable energy from hydropower, and is in the forefront of wind energy development. 2010 was the last year of a major research programme (BirdWind) on wildlife and wind-power generation in Norway. The programme focussed on research tools and methodological development, as well as population effects on wildlife (particularly the white-tailed eagle). Much work is in progress on these issues worldwide. CWW 2011 gathered colleagues from all over the world to share experiences on how wind-power plants may affect wildlife, and discussed how we should meet the challenges created by the world-wide increased activity in large scale wind-power plant construction.

CWW 2011 was organised by The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) and Centre for Environmental Design of Renewable Energy (CEDREN).

 

 

Event Documents

The following is a list of papers and presentations produced by this event.

Title Author Date Technology Stressor Receptor
Field Scale Experiments to Assess the Effects of Offshore Wind Farms on Marine Organisms Gill, A., Mueller-Blenkle, C., McGregor, P. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind EMF, Noise Fish
Conference on Wind Energy and Wildlife Impacts 2011: Proceedings May, R., Bevanger, K. Wind Energy
Modelling Seabird Collision Risk with Off-Shore Wind Farms Mateos, M., Arroyo, G., Rosario, J. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Birds, Seabirds
Linking Turbine Collision Risks with Population Models to Assess Cumulative Impacts of Multiple Wind Farms on Threatened Birds Smales, I., Muir, S., Meredith, C. Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Wind Energy's Subtle Effect - Habitat Fragmentation Pruett, J. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Habitat Change Bats, Birds
Assessing ecological responses of wolves to wind power plants in Portugal: methodological constrains and conservation implications Álvares, F., Rio-Maior, H., Roque, S. Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Noise Terrestrial Mammals
Pattern of bat fatalities at wind turbines in Europe: comparing north and south Dubourg-Savage, M., Rodrigues, L., Santos, H. Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
A Multi-Method Approach to Determine the Impact of Existing Wind Power Plants on Bird and Bat Migration on the Island of Fehmarn, Germany Reichenbach, M., Grunkorn, T. Wind Energy Bats, Birds
Pre-construction study: Recording bats from a helium balloon in collision relevant heights with an automated system Albrecht, K., Grünfelder, C. Wind Energy Bats
The Marine Environmental Monitoring Plan (MEMP) for Scotland's First Offshore WInd Farm: Robin Rigg, Solway Firth, Scotland Walls, R., Shenton, S. Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Displacement, Noise Marine Mammals
Impact of wind speed on the activity of bats - at the coast and inland Bach, P., Niermann, I., Bach, L. Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
The integration of nature protection into environmental wind farm assessment procedures in Croatia Mazija, M., Domazetović, Z., Elez, L. Wind Energy
Appropriate assessment of plans and projects for Croatian National Ecological Network - utilization of bird and bat impact zonation in the southern coastal part of Croatia Schneider, D., Trenc, N., Ivičić, B. Wind Energy Bats, Birds
What does bat activity inside the forest tell us about the activity above the canopy? A method for censuring bat activity at proposed wind farms in forests Bach, L., Bach, P., Tillmann, M. Bats
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