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Natura 2000 - Infrastructure - Renewable energy

IMI is an independent non-profit organisation with locations in Brussels, Hamburg and Amsterdam, aiming to demonstrate that the development of infrastructure can be reconciled with nature protection and environmental goals.
Mainly activities which form the core tasks of IMI:
 
  - Initiating and developing European co-operation projects, focused on demonstrating that economic development can go together with improvement of the environment and nature protection.
 
  - Advice with respect to nature protection regulation and integrated management plans for permitting, decision-making, implementation and development of infrastructure projects as for e.g. Maritime infrastructure,Flood Defense works, Renewable- energy projects, energy infrastructure, and coastal plans.  This advice is mostly given to projects or governmental project organisations and focuses on a neutral perspective, i.e. usually in co-operation with Environmental-nature protection NGO's and governmental authorities or other stakeholders.
 
An additional specialisation includes cross-border issues between the European Member States relating to spatial planning, infrastructure development and nature protection issues.
 
So far, IMI has been focused on projects located in coastal and estuary areas. However, occasionally advice is given also to on-shore infrastructure projects. IMI has affinity and experience with working in Belgium (Flanders), Finland, France, Germany, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, and the UK and can also work in the languages of those countries.
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The next INES meeting is in Barcelona and is focused on collaborative projects for pilot project development and on the ecological aspects of salinity gradient. It will start with an informal event on 25 April and a meeting at the 27th of April at 1400 PM after the third osmosis membrane summit by statkraft. 

For more info on the INES meeting send an mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

The third Osmosis Membrane Summit organised by statkraft will take place from the 26th to the 27th of April 2012 in Barcelona, Spain. For more information on that contact Statkraft in conjunction with the EDS conference on Desalination for the Environment - Clean Water and Energy. 

More information on that meeting see also:

http://osmosis-summit.event123.no 


 

 


 
 

On the 18th of November the IMI took part in the seaHERO forum 3 on Jeju Island, Korea. The director of the Institute, Frank Neumann, gave a presentation covering the European approach to the development of Salinity Gradient Power. He also referred to the INES project, highlighting the results of the meetings of 2011 and presenting the various partners of the project. 
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