Sessions
- EIAs and site selection (Convenor: Prof. Dr. Johann Köppel)
This session aims to present the current knowledge on site selection and turbine placement, and site-specific effects in expected vulnerability for wildlife. Also, this session focuses on how EIA should be performed (best practise), and which aspects are crucial in these (e.g. Maritime Spatial Planning).
- Pre- and post-construction monitoring (Convenor: Prof. Dr. Johann Köppel)
This session aims to present the current knowledge gained from pre-and post-construction studies on site-specific effects in expected vulnerability for wildlife.
- Fatality studies (Convenor: Dr. Edward Arnett)
This session focuses on issues related to estimating fatalities from wind turbines.
- Species-specific vulnerability and population effects (Convenor: Dr. Rowena Langston)
Invited speaker: Prof. Dr. Thomas Kunz (Boston University, USA)
This session aims to present how different species may differ in their vulnerability due to their population status, behaviour or other (e.g. aerodynamics). Also, the effects (both positive and negative) of wind energy on wildlife populations are presented.
- Behavioural and spatial responses of wildlife (Convenor: Dr. Edward Arnett)
This session aims to present how wildlife may be affected by wind energy (be that single turbines or entire wind-power plants) in their behaviour, and which spatial responses (e.g. displacement, avoidance) result from these.
- Collision risk modelling (Convenor: Dr. Shawn Smallwood)
This session aims to present the best available knowledge and new approaches to model collision risks.
- Methods and statistics (Convenor: Dr. Mark Desholm)
This session focuses on statistical issues and methods developed to render improved insight in wildlife impacts of wind energy.
- Tools and technology (Convenor: Dr. Mark Desholm)
This session aims to present which current and future tools and technology may be used to study effects of wind energy production on wildlife.
- Cumulative effects (Convenor: Dr. Roel May)
Invited speaker: Dr. Elisabeth Masden (Environmental Research Institute, UK)
This sessions addresses possible cumulative effects several wind-power plants may have on wildlife.
- Mitigation and compensation (Convenor: Dr. Andrew Gill)
This session aims to present possible mitigation measures which may be employed to reduce detrimental effects, and how compensation schemes may be tailored to balance the negative impacts.
- Future challenges: offshore and onshore (Convenor: Dr. Roel May)
Invited speaker: Dr. Elisabeth Masden (Environmental Research Institute, UK)
As closure for the conference on wind energy and wildlife impacts, this last session will focus on the research and management-related challenges lying ahead of us. Especially offshore wind energy development will be a central theme in this; with its possible impacts on wildlife, and new conflicts of interest concerning area use. This session will be concluded with a panel debate to discuss relevant issues.
- Evening workshops
- Workshop on Estimating Fatality at Wind-Power Plants (2 hours)
- Large terrestrial mammals and wind power – is there a problem? (1.5 hours)
Posters will be presented throughout the conference, and there will be specific poster breaks each afternoon from 15:00 to 16:00 local time each day.
The scientific programme will be concluded with a panel debate after the final session.