Organised by RGI
Join the Horizon Europe projects JustWind4All and WIMBY for their joint final event in Brussels. Together, we reflect on how co-produced knowledge, innovative tools, and inclusive governance approaches can accelerate wind energy deployment in a just and effective way.
Introduction
Over the past three years, JustWind4All and the WIMBY project have worked on:
- Tools and policy insights for fair wind deployment
- Strengthening local voices and regional collaboration
- Advancing participation and energy justice as pillars of successful wind energy deployment
As the Horizon Europe projects JustWind4All and WIMBY come to a close, this joint final event brings together policymakers, regional implementers, and citizen stakeholders to explore how co-produced knowledge, innovative tools, and inclusive governance can accelerate wind energy deployment in a just and effective way.
The Event
‘Power with People’ directly targets regional energy planners and citizen stakeholders across Europe, equipping them with actionable tools and inclusive governance approaches for just wind energy deployment. Through an interactive public session for implementers, the day will showcase lessons learned, hands-on tools, and pathways for embedding justice and participation in Europe’s wind energy future.
The final event for both these projects will give participants the chance to hear more about JustWind4All and WIMBY’s results, explore interactive impact and value maps, meet Regional Wind Lab leaders, discover tools like the Compass for Decision-Making and Wind Energy Governance Toolbox, understand the Leadership in Transitions programme. Join us on 15 October in Brussels for this unforgettable event!
Agenda
Block 1
Bridging the Implementation Gap
Objective: Set the stage by acknowledging the realities implementers face and introducing practical tools and insights from the projects.
Target audience: Municipalities, regional governments, implementers
Opening framing (5 min) — Why bridging the gap between EU policy and local reality matters now.
policy targets → local reality → our tools as enablers
Projects’ input (15 min) — Short, focused presentations from JW4A and WIMBY highlighting tools & resources relevant to implementers.
Opening panel (30 min) — “What do implementers need to plan just and effective wind?” with speakers from WindEurope, The Nature Conservancy, ICLEI, and Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition.
Co-creation dialogue / Moderated discussion with audience (25 min) — “How can EU projects better support your work?” capturing practical recommendations.
Block 2
Networking Lunch & Fair
Participants can enjoy their lunch while browsing a selection of posters, stands, and stakeholder tools
Posters from:
Wind Labs
- Energy Justice
- Wind Energy Citizenship Recommendations
- Participatory practices database
Stands including:
- JustWind4All’s Holistic Impact and Value maps
- JustWind4All’s Compass for decision-making in wind energy governance
- JustWind4All’s Leadership in Transitions
- JustWind4All and WIMBY’s Financial models and co-ownership
Block 3
Harnessing Wind Together: Just Governance and Practical Mapping & Modelling Tools
Parallel workshops
Problem-solving deep dives. Anchored around concrete method/tools from the projects, allowing for demonstration and feedback.
Covering topis including community benefits, owernship, and trust.
Problem-solving deep dives. Anchored around concrete method/tools from the projects, allowing for demonstration and feedback.
Summarising both the challenges implementers named and the project tools that address them.
Collective reflections across stakeholder groups: Joint Reflections – Implementers & Citizens Together
Shared guidance for just wind deployment: “10 Ideas for Just & Accelerated Wind”
What’s next? From projects to long-term impact
Previous JustWind4All Events
contact
Amanda Schibline
amanda[at]renewables-grid.euManager – Socio-Energy Systems
