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Brest, France

Workshop: How to plan and deploy nature friendly offshore wind

RGI and Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LPO/BirdLife International France) co-hosted a workshop at this year's European Maritime Day in Brest, France. In the workshop, RGI led a discussion between key stakeholders on how offshore wind can be sited and deployed in a nature-friendly way, from the implementation of ecosystem-based Maritime Spatial Plans to the application of sensitivity maps and the design of wind infrastructure.

The European Maritime Day (EMD 2023) is an annual two-day event organised by the European Commission which brings together stakeholders from Europe's maritime community. From 24-25 May in Brest, France, more than 1000 participants representing public authorities, European and international organisations, NGOs, and academia came together to discuss the marine environment and a sustainable blue economy.

RGI and Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux(LPO/BirdLife International France) co-hosted a workshop at the European Maritime Day on 25 May. Through a multi-stakeholder discussion, we addressed how offshore wind can be sited and deployed in a nature-friendly way, from the implementation of ecosystem-based Maritime Spatial Plans to the application of sensitivity maps and the design of wind infrastructure.  Furthermore, the workshop addressed the need for transboundary and sea basin cooperation, alongside the assessment and mitigation of cumulative impacts, to simultaneously achieve offshore wind energy and nature protection and restoration targets.

Speakers

Our expert speakers were:

  • Liene Gaujeniete, Spatial Planning Expert, VASAB Secretariat
  • Rennie Meyers, Senior Public Affairs Advisor for Oceans and Biodiversity, Ørsted
  • Carla Freund, Policy Officer for nature friendly energy transition in Europe, NABU/BirdLife

Moderation: Cristina Simioli, Renewables Grid Initiative

European Commission Exhibition Stand

Colleagues from RGI were at the European stand in the exhibition hall during the European Maritime Days. From 16:30-18:00 on 24 May from we were onsite to inform participants about RGI's work and the Offshore Coalition for Energy and Nature.

Presence at Additional Events

Dení Aguilar Bellamy, RGI's Coordinator - Offshore Energy and Nature, spoke in the workshop 'EU projects accelerating the energy transition' led by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) on May 25 from 10:30-11:45. In this workshop, various EU projects funded by CINEA presented their contributions to delivering the European Green Deal objectives and those of the Fitfor55 package, linked to cleaning our energy systems, greening Port operations, growing cutting-edge clean technological innovation for offshore renewables while taking into account public policies and environmental impacts. Learn more here.

Registration

Participation in our workshop and the exhibition at the European Maritime Days is only possible in-person and for registered attendees. Registration is open until 19 May - learn more here.

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Contact

Cristina Simioli
Director - Offshore Energy and Nature

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t: +49 30 2332 11023
cristina[at]renewables-grid.eu

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