Engagement with local communities interactive measures case studies

Engagement with local communities: interactive measures, case studies and learning practices from real life experiences for onshore wind Pia Dorfinger, Deutsche Energie-Agentur Gmb. H (dena) - German Energy Agency Wind Europe Summit, Hamburg, 29 th September 2016 wisepowerproject. eu

WISE Power • Objective: improve local engagement and support for onshore wind power while enhancing local community participation in the planning and implementation of wind energy projects. • Project period: May 2014 - October 2016 • Funding: Intelligent Energy Europe Programme • Consortium: • Coordinator: Wind. Europe (former EWEA) • Partners: 14 partners from 9 countries • 13 project focus countries: Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Rumania, Spain, United Kingdom. • Website: http: //wisepower-project. eu/

WISE Power • Project results: • Analysis of existing approaches to increase social acceptance for wind energy projects • User guideline for developers and municipalities • Report on innovative financing models for wind farms • Report on the status quo of social acceptance strategies and practices in the wind industry • Report on innovative financing models for wind projects, expected to be supportive of social acceptance • Monitoring tool • Identify information and support needed from the WISE Power project • Measure the impact generated by the project • 1 st round in 2014, 2 nd round in 2015, 3 rd round currently online

WISE Power • Project results: • Social Acceptance Pathways (SAPs) • Draft Social Acceptance Pathways – 55 reports and publications on social acceptance, 300 interviews in 13 countries, 4 test exercises in UK, Poland, Spain and France • Give an overview of strategies that enhance social acceptance for onshore wind energy projects • Present different tools that can be used to communicate, engage and cooperate with any stakeholder involved in wind energy projects • Available in 11 languages WE Engage tool

WISE Power – WE Engage

WISE Power – WE Engage • January 2016 launch of the interactive WE Engage tool • Based on the Social Acceptance Pathways (SAPs) • Interactive toolkit designed to help all stakeholders to design a social acceptance strategy • Split into 3 user groups: developers (TSOs), communities, local authorities • Interactive tool that relies on input from users to build a bank of case studies from across Europe to show good practice and learning points from real life experiences • Languages: English, French, Spanish and Italian • Website: www. we-engage. eu

WISE Power – WE Engage • The WE Engage tool presents measures in a systematic way • Basic • Supplementary • Measures • Information • Engagement • Financial participation • Phases • Site selection • Planning • Construction • Operation

WISE Power – WE Engage

WISE Power – Learning practices from real life examples • The SAPs and WE-Engage toolkit have been used in two real life projects • Terna Energy SA: Dervenochoria wind farm cluster, Greece • Acciona Energy: Poniec 2 wind farms, Poland • Wind projects in different phases (planning, construction and operation) • Double check their information, engagement and financial measures with WE Engage toolkit • Add new and additional measures to increase social acceptance • Positive feedback on supplementary measures

WISE Power – Learning practices from real life examples Terna Energy SA: Dervenochoria Wind Farm Cluster Location: Viotia Prefecture, Greece No of Wind Farms: Seven (4 W/Fs in operation, 3 W/Fs under development) Operating: Mavrovouni, 19, 5 MW Under Development: Mavrovouni Extension 10 MW

WISE Power – Learning practices from real life examples Information measures (construction & operation phase): • Creation of a thematic blog and website • Promotion / interview to local media

WISE Power – Learning practices from real life examples Engagement measures (construction & operation phase): • Educational activities (i. e. school/student/ citizens visits

WISE Power – Learning practices from real life examples Engagement measures (construction & operation phase): • Meetings/events with local authorities • Web-based consultation / citizen contact line

WISE Power – Learning practices from real life examples Financial participation measures (benefit sharing): • • discount on electricity bill financial compensation (local authorities) local contracting sponsoring (financial support for local community for organising activities or events) • benefits in kind

WISE Power – Learning practices from real life examples Acciona Energy: Poniec 2 Wind Farm 10 turbines, 3 MW each Location: Gostyn, Poland Operation started on Dec ´ 15

WISE Power – Learning practices from real life examples Information measures (construction & operation phase): • Creation of a website http: //www. krobia-poniecwindfarm. com/ http: //www. krobia-poniecwindfarm. pl/ • Provision of letter, e-mail and telephone contact

WISE Power – Learning practices from real life examples Information measures (construction & operation phase): • Dissemination of contact details, website, grievance mechanism and documentation • Formal consultation • Disclosure of documentation

WISE Power – Learning practices from real life examples Engagement measures: • Public meetings (additional meetings at later project stages) • Open day

WISE Power – Learning practices from real life examples Financial participation measures: • Sponsoring • providing equipment for playground • added leisure time possibilities for children • road improvements • annual investment of 0. 2% of net profit of operation for social measures

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