CWE2013 Conference on Wind power and Environmental impacts

CWE 2013 included 70 lectures, 11 plenary speakers and 4 workshops, with more than 300 participants from 30 countries.

We thank all participants of the conference for sharing knowledge and experience regarding the future challenges of wind power and its environmental impacts.

How can the proportion of renewable energy increase to meet the world demand?  Panel discussion with Björn Iuell, Mr Tomoo Machiba and Mr Tatsuya Wakeyama, Japan. 

Conference summary

Download a summary of the conference by Björn Iuell - Senior Environmental advisor at Statkraft or download a copy of the Book of abstracts:

• Summary by Bjorn Iuell (pdf) 
• Book of Abstracts
• Watch film from Summary session (online)

See all presenters under each session

• Policy and politics
• Bird behaviour and mortality
• Bat behaviour and mortality
• Human perceptions
• Social acceptance and public involvment
• Planning tools 
• Mitigation of bird and bat mortality
• Reindeer and reindeer husbandry
• Life under the surface
• Noise and health
• Monitoring of environmental impact
• Survey and monitoring in marine environment 
• Emerging issues
• Closing session

Workshops

1. Offshore wind power plants – marine surveys and monitoring needed.
2. What are the most important factors regarding monitoring programmes?
3. How do we minimize negative impacts on birds and bats?
4. How should developers and authorities encourage public participation in the planning process?