WENDY Webinars

1st Webinar

Webinar Description

The webinar covers the following topics:
• Introduction to Wind Energy: Addressing misconceptions and providing accurate, up-to-date information about the wind energy sector.
• The Importance of Energy Communities: Discussing the vital role energy communities play in facilitating the social acceptance of wind turbines.
• Socio-economic Impact of Wind Energy: Highlighting how wind energy can stimulate local economies and contribute to socio-economic development.
• Case Studies: Presenting successful examples of energy community initiatives in the wind energy sector to demonstrate the potential benefits and practical application.

Target Audience

The webinar is suitable for a wide range of stakeholders, including members of energy communities, local authorities, private investors, and general public interested in wind energy.

2nd Webinar

Webinar Description

This webinar discusses the importance of understanding the risks associated with bird and bat collisions at wind farms and provides an overview of effective mitigation strategies, analyzing innovative approaches and established practices to reduce collisions and protect wildlife.

Target Audience

The webinar is suitable for a wide range of stakeholders, including members of energy communities, local authorities, private investors, and general public interested in wind energy.

3rd Webinar

Webinar Description

The webinar aims to provide participants with an understanding of the dynamics of negotiation and the tools and competencies to enhance their own negotiation skills. The webinar covers the following topics:
• Key concepts in negotiation (terminology, models).
• Cognitive aspects, emotion in negotiations.
• Multi-party, multi-issues negotiations: challenges, methods, cases.
• Your personal style - self reflect.

Target Audience

Community members incl. local champions, local interest groups, project owners, developers, energy companies, local government, NGOs.

4th Webinar

Webinar Description

The webinar covers the following topics:
• Definitions and core principles of social innovation and wind farm social ownership
• Best practices from wind farms across Europe and lessons learned
• Description of the benefits, challenges and enablers of community ownership in wind energy
• Key conclusions and closing remarks drawn from practices that promote social innovation and/or social ownership models in wind farms across Europe

Target Audience

Wind energy cooperatives, wind farm shareholders, local authorities (municipalities, regions), researchers (academia), public institutions/authorities at national level, investors, manufacturers, policy makers & decision takers, think tanks.

5th Webinar

Webinar Description

The webinar covers the following topics:
• Defining community and different forms of community engagement undertaken in the wind energy projects.
• General stakeholder engagement & mobilization actions in wind energy community projects.
• Effectiveness of different community engagement strategies.
• Barriers to a successful community engagement.
• Enhancement of community engagement actions.
• Potential benefits of strong community engagement.
• Real cases of community engagement in wind energy projects.

Target Audience

Project developers, owners, policy makers, local government

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