WEST is proud to sponsor the Conference on Wind Energy and Wildlife Impacts next week in Šibenik, Croatia! WEST staff will participate in oral and poster presentations. Stop by our booth to say hello!
Full presentation details and times below:
Monday, September 18th | 9:30 – 5:00 | Pre-Conference Workshop
A Launching and Training (with an in-field component) of the Good Practice Handbook on Post-construction Fatality Monitoring (PCFM) for Onshore Wind Projects in Emerging Markets and its Automated Decision Support Tool
Paul Rabie, Ph.D., Senior Statistician, Presenter
Kate MacEwan, Senior Biologist/International Lead, Presenter
Wednesday, September 20th | 9:00 – 10:30 | Session: Dealing with uncertainty in wind energy and biodiversity assessments
A Global Framework for Establishing Bat Fatality Thresholds at Wind Energy Facilities
Kate MacEwan, Senior Biologist/International Lead, Co-author
Wednesday, September 20th | 11:00 – 12:30 | Session: Ecosystem and habitat effects of wind energy projects
What’s for Dinner? Bat Diets and the Role of Crop Pest Emergence in Bat Fatalities at Wind Energy Facilities
Amanda Hale, Ph.D., Senior Research Biologist, Presenter
Jennifer Stucker, Ph.D., Senior Research Biologist/Offshore Wind Lead, Co-Author
Paul Rabie, Ph.D., Senior Statistician, Co-Author
Wednesday, September 20th | 11:00 – 12:30 | Workshop
Dealing with Uncertainty: Participatory Identification of Leverage Thresholds for Impacts
Paul Rabie, Ph.D., Senior Statistician, Presenter
Wednesday, September 20th | 11:00 – 12:30 | Special Session
Grand Challenges in Wind Energy Research – Updates from TEM #109
Amanda Hale, Ph.D., Senior Research Biologist, Moderator
Kate MacEwan, Senior Biologist/International Lead, Panelist
Thursday, September 21st | 10:00 – 11:00 | Special Session
Reducing Uncertainty and Assessing Bat Populations in the Dominican Republic
Rosa Palmer, Wildlife Biologist, Presenter
Paul Rabie, Ph.D., Senior Statistician, Presenter
Thursday, September 21st | 11:30 – 13:00 | Special Session
The Emerging Collision Risks to Old World Fruit Bats
Kate MacEwan, Senior Biologist/International Lead, Presenter
Thursday, September 21st | 17:00 – 18:30 | Special Session
Bats Need Clean Energy, Too: Designing Smart Curtailment Algorithms with Conservation and Clean Power Potential
Paul Rabie, Ph.D., Senior Statistician, Presenter
Friday, September 22nd | 9:00 – 10:30 | Session: Current and Future Technology for Wind Energy and Wildlife Monitoring and Minimization of Impacts
Results from Testing – A Multi-Sensor Approach for Measuring Bird and Bat Collisions with Wind Turbines
Jennifer Stucker, Ph.D., Senior Research Biologist/Offshore Wind Lead, Presenter