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IUCN: Mitigating biodiversity impacts associated with solar and wind energy development

IUCN: Mitigating biodiversity impacts associated with solar and wind energy development

Renewable energy is key for the transition to a low-carbon future, but even clean energy sources can have significant unintended impacts on the environment if not managed and mitigated appropriately.

Fatality estimation for wind and transmission infrastructure

Fatality estimation for wind and transmission infrastructure

… Biodiversity Consultancy provides specialist support to estimate bird and bat fatalities linked to wind turbines and transmission infrastructure, both onshore and offshore. This might require different…

Shutdown on demand tech and ops saves birds from wind turbine collisions

Shutdown on demand tech and ops saves birds from wind turbine collisions

Principal Consultant Ricardo Tomé presented at the Vulture Conservation Foundation’s International Conference: Best practices for mitigating electrocution and collision risk. Cagliari, Sardinia.

Spatial planning

Our focus is on providing integrated, inclusive and transparent assessments that guide planners and developers to understand the risks and trade-offs with other development constraints.

Principal Consultant Aonghais Cook

Principal Consultant Aonghais Cook

… on biodiversity. A key focus for this work has been the interactions between seabirds and offshore wind farms, in particular monitoring, collision risk modelling and cumulative impact assessment.  Prior…

Biodiversity sensitivity mapping: finding suitable sites for renewable energy

Biodiversity sensitivity mapping: finding suitable sites for renewable energy

…The global renewable energy transition is gathering pace. In offshore wind, annual additions are expected to triple by 2028 from 2023 levels, in line with the climate COP28 Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency…

Consultant Ben Jobson

Consultant Ben Jobson

… forefront of the energy transition, including national-level Strategic Environmental Assessments for wind in emerging markets, developing leading sensitivity mapping tools, and contributing to the development…