The biennial Conference on Wind Energy and Wildlife Impact (CWW) is an internationally recognized conference and one of the biggest conferences addressing the Wind energy / Wildlife topic. The mission of CWW is about bringing together the global community to share knowledge, tools and best practices on wind energy and wildlife interactions.
So far, there have been seven CWW events since the inaugural meeting in Norway in 2011, followed by Sweden in 2013, Germany in 2015, Portugal in 2017, Scotland in 2019, the Netherlands in 2022 and Croatia in 2023.
Every other year, CWW brings together researchers, consultants, wildlife technology companies, wind energy developers, regulators, financers and other interested parties to work together and share knowledge on science-based solutions to ecological concerns regarding wind power development.
The conference promotes a collaborative approach to resolving key ecological issues facing developers, investors, conservationists, decision makers and the public.
It brings together researchers, conservation scientists, wind industry professionals, and NGO representatives from around the world to share their know-how and experiences and develop solutions to avoid, minimize, and mitigate the impacts of wind farms on wildlife, both onshore and offshore. It also looks into the opportunities to enhance nature when developing wind farms.
The 8th Conference on Wind energy and Wildlife impacts (CWW 2025) will take place in Montpellier, France, 8-12 September 2025.
This conference will include:
- One day of scientific workshops
- 3 days of conference with a series of keynote talks, sessions and a poster reception
- A day of field trips focusing on both onshore and offshore wind, and nature heritage areas.
Past Events
- 7th Conference on Wind Energy and Wildlife Impacts (CWW 2023), Šibenik, Croatia, 18-22 September 2023
- 6th Conference on Wind Energy and Wildlife Impacts (CWW 2022), Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands, 4-8 April 2022
- 5th Conference on Wind Energy and Wildlife Impacts (CWW 2019), Stirling, Scotland, 27-30 August 2021