Mitigation measures & Biodiversity Friendly Designs for ORE

Webinar recorded: November 11th, 2025
Duration: 58 mins

This webinar (click below to view) brings together three experts from Ireland and Europe to present an overview of opportunities for avoiding and minimising impacts on biodiversity (mitigation strategies), and biodiversity friendly designs available in the context of offshore renewable energy development particularly offshore windfarms.

Speakers:

• Manon Thiel, Manager – Energy and Nature, Renewables Grid Initiative

• Daniel Mitchell, Marine Programme Manager - Birdlife Europe

• Dr Sarah Cosgrove, Founder and CEO - Restore Blue

Resources:

From Manon Thiel:

Med OCEaN Statement on non-price criteria in offshore wind energy tenders

OCEaN mitigation database

OCEaN report on avoidance and minimisation of environmental impacts

OCEaN Database on nature enhancement and restoration measures

More resources

From Daniel Mitchell:

Study on displacement of divers/loons by offshore wind farms in German waters

BirdLife Europe and Central Asia report on Bird Curtailment in Offshore Wind Farms: Towards a coherent sea-basin approach to mitigate collision risk for birds

BirdLife Europe and Central Asia report on Renewable Energy that Renews Nature: BirdLife Europe’s recommendations on how to align the EU's renewable energy expansion with biodiversity goals

BirdLife Europe and Central Asia report on Making Nature Count In Offshore Wind Auctions: The Use of Non-Price Criteria to Support Bird Conservation

More resources

From Sarah Cosgrove:

https://restore.blue/