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Webinar: Wind Energy – Holistic impact assessment: social, environmental and technical challenges

Date: October 17, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CET

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Join us for an exciting webinar on Impact Assessment in Wind Energy, co-hosted by WENDY, WIMBY, and JustWind4All. Experts from three Horizon Europe projects will share insights from their research on assessing impacts of wind energy projects.

Why Participate?

As renewable energy, particularly wind power, continues to expand, it is essential to consider all related dimensions to promote sustainable progress. A comprehensive approach helps tackle crucial factors from social, environmental, and technical perspectives, ensuring that wind energy development is balanced and responsible.

What’s in Store?

  • Presentations: Experts from JustWind4All, WIMBY, and WENDY will present their research on integrated impact assessments in wind energy.
  • Interactive Q&A: A discussion session will allow participants to engage directly with project experts, ask questions, and explore both the challenges and opportunities in assessing wind energy impacts.

Agenda

TimeTopicSpeaker
10:00Reception. Welcome and introduction of Agenda Nicholas Ferguson, HRB Service
10:05Integrative analysis of wind farm impacts: A holistic approachDr. Jann Michael Weinand, Department Head “Integrated Scenarios” at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
10:20Holistic Impact Assessment in JustWind4AllMiquel Sierra y Montoya, Research Technician
10:45ES-LCA mapping modelling & WENDY Consite toolFrank Hanssen, Senior Engineer IT; Thomas Kvalnes, Researcher; and Reto Spielhofer, Researcher at Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
11:10A detailed analysis of local impact and social involvement: Wimby project interactive mapDr. Luis Eduardo Ramirez Camargo, Assistant Professor at Utrecht University; and Andrea Hahmann Senior Scientist at DTU Wind Energy
11:35Q&A
11:50ClosureNicholas Ferguson, HRB Service

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