WENDY Project EU

WENDY aims to trigger a societal perception change towards onshore and offshore wind energy projects and to encourage a behavioural switch from a #NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) to a #PIMBY (Please, In My Back Yard) state. CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico - White Research - NINA - Norsk institutt for naturforskning - Enel Green Power - Norwegian Offshore Wind - Minoan Energy Community - Copenhagen Business School - APPA Renovables - Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL   #WENDYPROJECTEU #windenergy #socialacceptance

Did you miss our webinar on Holistic impact assessment? We've got you covered 😉 Together with Wimby - Wind In My BackYard and JustWind4All, we organised a joint webinar, titled "Wind Energy - Holistic Impact assessment: social, environmental and technical challenges". The event aimed to explore these three interconnected levels—social, environmental, and technical—through tools developed by the three European projects. CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency Watch it on youtube 👇

Bird Monitoring Results: No Recorded Collisions Between Floating Offshore Wind Turbines and Birds 🙌 🦅 News from our project partner, Norwegian Offshore Wind: For over two years, a bird monitoring camera has been tracking the TetraSpar floating offshore wind turbine at Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre), off the coast of Norway. The results are promising—no bird collisions have been recorded. Since January 2022, Spoor has mapped over 21,000 bird passages around the turbine, and despite an equipment adjustment in October 2023 to enhance detection capabilities, no collisions have been recorded. In collaboration with the Biodiversity Department at Multiconsult, this research provides crucial insights into how birds interact with floating offshore wind turbines. “These are very positive results,” says Arvid Nesse, head of METCentre and Norwegian Offshore Wind. “The knowledge we have gained through this project will be valuable for understanding the coexistence between birds and wind turbines.” At WENDY, we’re thrilled to see how technological innovations and real-world testing contribute to a sustainable coexistence between wildlife and renewable energy. ⚡ 🎉 Ask Helseth - Andreas Günther - Line Rude Jacobsen - Ralph Natter Berg - Jacob Winning Lehmann - Cato A. Mørk

Interested in learning more about holistic impact assessment of wind energy? Tomorrow, Miquel Sierra Montoya from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona will provide insights into the work being done in JustWind4All ⭐ Don't miss our webinar exploring the three key factors influencing wind energy development—social, environmental, and technical—using tools developed by the three sister projects, #WENDYprojectEU + Wimby - Wind In My BackYard + #JustWind4All 💪 Registration link below ⤵ APPA Renovables - CONSENSUS, d.o.o. - Iva Đekić Tajnšek - Irma Villar Corchón - Lucía Paloma Castillo Regidor

Ready to explore a detailed analysis of local impact and social involvement? 👀 Andrea Hahmann from DTU Wind and Energy Systems and Luis Ramirez Camargo from Utrecht University will present the Wimby - Wind In My BackYard project's interactive map 🙌 Sign up through the link in the comments ✍ DTU - Technical University of Denmark - Deep Blue - Rebecca Hueting - Marta Cecconi - APPA Renovables - Irma Villar Corchón - Lucía Paloma Castillo Regidor

Haven't signed up for our webinar yet? 😯 📣 We are proud to announce that Frank Hanssen, Thomas Kvalnes, and Reto Spielhofer from our project partner NINA - Norsk institutt for naturforskning will be presenting their work on mapping and modelling ecosystem services and Life Cycle Assessment. See the full programme and sign up for our joint webinar with Wimby - Wind In My BackYard and JustWind4All through the link in the comments 👇 CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency - Jonatan Peris Rivas - CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico - APPA Renovables - Lucía Paloma Castillo Regidor - Irma Villar Corchón

The sister projects are hosting a joint webinar on holistic impact assessment of wind energy projects! 🌍 Join us for an insightful webinar co-hosted by WENDY, JustWind4All, and Wimby - Wind In My BackYard, featuring experts from three Horizon Europe projects. Learn how wind energy's impact is assessed across social, environmental, and technical dimensions to promote a balanced and responsible approach to sustainable development. Why attend? ✔️ Gain insights from researchers. ✔️ Explore factors shaping the future of wind energy. ✔️ Engage with experts during the interactive Q&A. Horizon Results Booster - CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency - NINA - Norsk institutt for naturforskning - DTU Wind and Energy Systems - Utrecht University - APPA Renovables - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona - Forschungszentrum Jülich

Exciting news from project partner Norwegian Offshore Wind: European Test Centres form alliance to accelerate floating offshore wind! 🤩 Five leading European offshore wind test sites have come together to form the #HiPoTeSis Alliance. The alliance—comprising BiMEP, CEO, Fondation OPEN-C, Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre), and Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias (PLOCAN)—is focused on overcoming common industry challenges WENDY believes that by improving conditions for testing and demonstration projects, it will also allow for thorough environmental impact assessments at test sites, helping to create effective mitigation strategies before commercialisation. Arvid Nesse, CEO of METCentre and Norwegian Offshore Wind, emphasised that testing and demonstration are vital to bring costs down. Reducing the cost of offshore wind can increase the social acceptance for large-scale offshore wind projects as it will reduce the financial burden on taxpayers. 🌱💡

Get to know four of our project partners in this edition of the WENDY Newsletter 🤩 CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico - White Research - NINA - Norsk institutt for naturforskning - Norwegian Offshore Wind - Enel Green Power - Minoan Energy Community - Copenhagen Business School - APPA Renovables - Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL #WENDYprojectEU

Meet our project partner 🌟Copenhagen Business School 🌟 - a globally recognised institution known for its contributions to addressing societal challenges. In the WENDY project, 🇩🇰 Copenhagen Business School's contribution comes from the CBS Sustainability Centre at the Department of Management, Society, and Communication, a multidisciplinary research hub focused on sustainable practices. 🌿 Associate Professor Efthymios Altsitsiadis and Postdoc Roopali Bhatnagar brings a unique social science perspective, with expertise in behavioural decision-making and public acceptance of renewable energy. #WENDYprojectEU Read more about our project partner in the link in the comments below 👇