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Wingspan 2024
Partnerships for a bird-friendly energy transition
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Join us in Brussels on 15 – 17 October for the inaugural edition of Wingspan, a new biennial conference for a nature-positive energy transition. This year,
we are showcasing partnerships between electricity grid operators, renewables developers and operators, and environmental civil society – and fostering an environment for new partnerships to be born.
Renewables
Grid Initiative,
TB
Raab, and
Elia
warmly invite you to “Wingspan 2024 – Partnerships for a bird-friendly energy transition.” This event will be the first in a series of biennial conferences for conservationists, scientists, grid operators, renewable developers, and government representatives
to share strategies and solutions for a nature-positive energy transition. Topics designed for an international audience will cover recent scientific knowledge, state-of-the-art conservation strategies, and nature-inclusive technological innovations.
The urgency of scaling up the deployment of renewable energy and grid infrastructure to deliver green, decarbonised energy to consumers cannot be overstated. However
poorly planned and designed energy infrastructure can have a negative impact on biodiversity, with avian species particularly impacted. In this context, Wingspan2024 will demonstrate that collaborative efforts among environmental organisations, the renewables
industry, and grid operators can safeguard vulnerable avian species from potential impacts.
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Sign up for Wingspan 2024 today
to get access to two full days (15 – 16 October) of expert presentations, panel discussions, poster sessions and networking opportunities. For those wishing to fly further, we
are offering several optional side activities:
- Evening networking dinner
(14 October) for participants to get to know each other and engage with the conference topics in a relaxed and informal setting.
- Workshop
(16 October) for grid operators and civil society to discuss advocacy principles for a bird-friendly electricity grid in
Europe, endorsed by the conservation community.
- Field trip
(17 October)
to a site in Belgium where industry and civil society collaboratively implement best practices in bird protection.
Get your tickets for Wingspan 2024 to join these side activities. Space is limited, so sign up today!
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Wingspan 2024 offers the opportunity for anyone working on the topic of bird protection alongside electricity and renewable energy infrastructure to present their
work to a wider audience. This is a great opportunity to share successes, challenges and receive expert feedback.
Therefore, members of civil society, renewables energy or grid experts, scientists and conservationists are welcome to submit an abstract to present their research,
projects or innovations in bird protection along electricity and renewables infrastructure. The programme will include two types of presentations: posters and oral presentations. All inputs will be delivered in English.
We invite those interested in presenting their work to submit their English-language, 400-word abstract to Hannah Böing at
hannah...@tbraab.at
with the subject “Wingspan Abstract Submission – [Your Name].” Kindly specify whether your abstract is for an oral
presentation or a poster.
We welcome abstracts until 28 June 2024. Successful applicants will be notified shortly after.
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We look forward to seeing you this October
for the first edition of Wingspan!
💬 Questions? Please contact us:
Manon Quetstroey
Manager - Energy & Nature
ma...@renewables-grid.eu
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About us
The Renewables Grid Initiative is a unique collaboration of NGOs and TSOs from across Europe engaging in an ‘energy transition ecosystem-of-actors’. We promote fair,
transparent, sustainable grid development to enable the growth of renewables to achieve full decarbonisation in line with the Paris Agreement.
RGI Members originate from a variety of European countries, consisting of TSOs from Belgium (Elia), Croatia (HOPS), France (RTE), Germany (50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT
and TransnetBW), Ireland (EirGrid), Italy (Terna), the Netherlands (TenneT), Portugal (REN), Switzerland (Swissgrid) and Spain (REE); and the NGOs BirdLife Europe, BIOM, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, Ember, FNE, Friends of the Earth Ireland, Fundación
Renovables, Germanwatch, Legambiente, NABU, Natuur&Milieu, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), WWF International and ZERO. Europacable and IUCN are Supporting Members. RGI was launched in July 2009.
RGI gratefully acknowledges funding from the European Commission’s LIFE operating grant for NGOs. The sole responsibility for the content of the newsletter lies with
RGI.
More information:
www.renewables-grid.eu
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