The
main purpose of the “Enabling
Windpower Through Local Trust” project is to contribute to
enabling sustainable green transition through
improving local community engagement practices during wind energy
development in the Baltics
and Ukraine, while also fostering network cooperations and shared
learning across all partner
countries.
The project
will include learning from real life challenges and problem
solving approaches in community
engagement, provided by the experienced Nordic partner INFORS-Europe.
Sub-goals
are:
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Gain
relevant insights from real life experiences within the
wind energy industry in the Nordic
countries;
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Elaborate
a tailor-made approach for community engagement adapted
to country-specific national contexts and formalise
them in written guidelines;
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Support
a swift, fair and accepted renewable energy transition by
disseminating
best practice
standards to a wide array of stakeholders.
“Enabling
Windpower Through Local Trust” is organised by Green Liberty
in Latvia; International Network for Sustainable Energy
- Europe; Estonian Green Movement; Circular Economy in
Lithuania; and EcoAction in Ukraine. The project is supported
by Nordic
Council of Ministers and Nordic Council of Ministers' Office
in Latvia. |
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Seminar
on Guidelines for Local Participation in Windpower
(Denmark
& also ONLINE)
Tuesday, 13. October 2026 at
11.00-16.30 CEST
online and at Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable
Energy, Denmark
This seminar reviewed the local involvement in windpower development
and the guidelines for local participation in windpower projects.
The aim was to set the framework for a guideline that could guide
windpower developments with local participation in various countries
including Baltic and Nordic countries and Ukraine.
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PROGRAM:
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- Introduction to the Situation in the Baltic Countries and Ukraine.
Presentation by Maksis Apinis, Green Liberty, Latvia; Vestina Gudeliauskaitė, Circular Economy, Lithuania; and Anastasiia Kliepko, EcoAction, Ukraine, Presentation by MA-VG-AK (pdf 0.4 MB)
- The Thy Model and Local Participation in the Green Transition
Presentation by Gitte Davidsen, Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy, Presentation by GD (pdf 0,3MB)
- Experiences from Scandinavian countries on windmill projects with high and low local involvement and local acceptance, cases from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
Presentation by Jane Kruse, Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy and Gunnar Boye Olesen, INFORSE-Europe, Presentation by JN-GBO (pdf 0,8 MB)
- Guidelines for Local Involvement in Renewable Energy Proposed by INFORSE
Presentation by Gunnar Boye Olesen, INFORSE-EUROPE, Presentation by GBO (pdf 0,3 MB)
- Community Engagement Guidelines and Recommendations from World Wind Energy Association (WWEA)
Presentation by Stefan Gsänger, Secretary General, WWEA, Presentation by SG (pdf 0,5 MB)
- European Cross-Sector Consensus on Fast & Fair Renewables & Grids
Presentation by Arthur Hinsch, Senior Expert: Sustainable Energy Systems, ICLEI Europe, Presentation by AH (pdf 0,7 MB)
- Public Inclusion Toolbox for Renewable Energy, European Commission
Presentation by Andrea Bruno, European Commission DG ENER, Presentation by AB (pdf 0,4 MB)
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The
partners of the NGO cooperation Project are: Green Liberty
/ Zala briviba in Latvia (coordinator), Circular Economy
/ VsI Ziedine ekonomika in Lithuania, Estonian
Green Movement in Estonia, ‘Centre of Environmental Initiatives
“Ecoaction’’ in Ukraine, and INFORSE-Europe with Secreariat in
Denmark. |
| The
project is financially supported by Nordic
Council of Ministers and the Nordic Council of Ministers' Office
in Latvia. |
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