Welcome and registration

Vendor Fair

The vendor fair will showcase state-of-the-art mitigation and nature-inclusive solutions for onshore wind and electricity grids.

• S.A. de Preformados Metálicos (SAPREM)
• Deák Delta Kft.
• Skydrone Robotics SAS
• Hammarprodukter AB
• TE Connectivity Energy GmbH
• OrniLogic
• E-obs GmbH
• Bioseco SA
• FulcrumAir

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Spotlight – Innovations in monitoring: Enhancing conservation around energy infrastructure

• Advancing Environmental Monitoring Strategies for Energy Infrastructure
  Dr. PJ Stephenson, Conservation and Sustainability Consultant
• How AI Is Rapidly Changing the Way We Monitor and Mitigate Wildlife and Renewable Energy Conflicts
  Dr. Hendrik Reers, OekoFor GbR

Coffee Break

Presentations – From Monitoring to Mitigation: Technical innovations for Nature Protection

• Beyond Compliance: Lessons from France's Shutdown-on-Demand and Curtailment Measures for Onshore Wind
  Robin Dixon, France Renouvelables
• Durability Matters: Building Grid Operator Trust Through Long-Term Avian Mitigation Effectiveness
  Brian McGowan, Scientias-Energy
• Tracking Juvenile Black Storks to Identify Power-Line Exposure Hotspots Along Their Migratory Routes
  Ingrid Marchand, LPO France and Robin Gailly, Natagora
• Comprehensive Bird Protection Solutions in the Czech Republic
  Jan Volek, EG.D
• Apple AirTags Reveal Post-Rehabilitation Outcomes for Great Horned Owls
  James Dwyer, EDM International, Inc.

Interactive session “Nature-Positive Energy: Play, Debate, and Discover!"

Lunch Break

Poster session

• WEBBirds: A WEB-Based Decision Support System for Assessing Bird Collision Risk at Wind Farms
  Andrii Sydorenko, Bogdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University, Ukraine
• Bats and Wind Farms: Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
  Petro Horlov, PhD, CALIDRIS LLC France & Bogdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University, Ukraine
• Incorporating Biodiversity into LCA: Quantifying the Impacts of Power Lines on Bird and Mammal Diversity with Norway as a Case Study
  Dr. Dafna Gilad, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research – NINA
• Mapping Power Line Collision Risk for Steppe Birds
  João Paulo Silva, PhD, CIBIO
• Black Stork Tag (BST) Project: Investigating Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) Ecology and Wind Farm Interactions Using High-Resolution GPS Telemetry
  Louise De Neyer
• Practical Insights from RWE’s Onshore Biodiversity-Positive Pilots
  Peter Jones, RWE
• Red Kite (Milvus milvus) Protection in the EUROKITE LIFE Project in Hungary
  Előd Győrig, BirdLife Hungary
• Electrocution on Medium-Voltage Power Poles as a Major Threat to the Reintroduced Northern Bald Ibis Population
  Bernhard Gönner, LIFE Northern Bald Ibis | Schönbrunn Zoo
• Wind Energy Development and the Conservation of the Greater Mouse-Eared Bat (Myotis myotis): Integrating Movement Ecology, Habitat Modelling and Population Dynamics for Evidence-Based Planning
  Jean-François Godeau, Ecofirst and CSD Ingénieurs
• Mapping Artificial Land Surfaces to Accelerate Nature-Positive Renewable Energy Deployment: A Spatial Decision Support Framework from the LIFE REALS Project
  Stela Hristova, WWF-CEE and WWF-Bulgaria

Presentations – LIFE EUROKITE results

• LIFE EUROKITE – Main Results
  Andreas Gärtner, Administrator LIFE EUROKITE
• Red Kite Mortality on Infrastructure
  Dr. Maximilian Raab, CSO, TB Raab GmbH
• Reintroduction of Red Kites & modification of power lines in Spain
  Alfonso Godino, AMUS

Moderation: Hannah Böing, TB Raab GmbH & Project Manager LIFE EUROKITE

Presentations – LIFE EUROBUSTARD

• First Overview of the LIFE EUROBUSTARD Project
  Dr. Rainer Raab, CEO, TB Raab GmbH & Technical Manager, LIFE EUROBUSTARD

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