Wendy Project Objectives
The WENDY project set out to trigger a change in the social perception of onshore and offshore wind energy projects. To better understand the drivers of social acceptance of wind farms, the project developed and validated a multi-spatial planning and impact assessment tool through a comprehensive social, environmental, and technical analysis.
Energy and environmental impact assessment in landscape design
Promote an integrated landscape-level assessment of technical, social and environmental impacts and benefits to support environmental design and energy landscapes.
Cumulative impact assessment for wind farm deployment
Develop a holistic assessment system for realistic in-depth analysis of the cumulative social, technical and ecological cumulative impacts of wind farms and facilitate the identification of future deployment areas.
Identifying barriers to wind energy acceptance
Establish the basis of current barriers towards wind energy acceptance both at the European level and at the WENDY use case level.
Dissemination activities for a better understanding of wind energy
Develop outreach activities tailored to WENDY use cases to drive understanding of wind farm decision-making processes and improve energy citizenship.
WENDY Knowledge Hubs for wind farm planning
Establish WENDY Knowledge Hubs, forums to facilitate knowledge knowledge sharing between decision makers and key stakeholders within wind farm planning processes.