The Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute (REWI) is an independent nonprofit leveraging essential collaboration to advance sound science on renewables and wildlife

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Scalable Solutions for a Sustainable Energy Future

A Challenge …

Renewable energy continues to expand, providing jobs, energy security, and helping to reduce emissions. Like all forms of energy production, renewable energy can pose some risks to wildlife. There is a need to accurately assess these risks and produce cost-effective, science-based solutions.

… That We Can Solve

Through collaboration and credible science, REWI and our partners are developing solutions to pave the way for a sustainable, clean energy future where renewable energy and wildlife can both thrive.

Years of collaboration with industry, conservation and science organizations, and wildlife management agencies

Companies and organizations that support and partner with REWI

Products and resources listed in REWI's Results Catalog, including 12 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals

3rd Solar Wildlife & Ecosystems Research Meeting

November 17-20, 2025

Scottsdale, Arizona

MEETING WEBPAGE

The biennial Solar Power and Wildlife/Natural Resources Symposium is now the Solar Wildlife & Ecosystems Research Meeting (SWERM)

Submit proposals for in-person coordinated sessions, workshops, and field trips by May 30, 2025

Enabling Sustainable Results

REWI uses novel approaches to assess risk and reduce uncertainty. This informs permitting, siting, and operation to advance renewable energy and improve conservation.

Technology makes it possible to minimize impacts on wildlife. Collaborative research identifies priorities and informs best practices to avoid, minimize, and offset impacts.

Through outreach and collaboration, REWI shares the latest research and helps partners implement renewable energy-wildlife solutions.

Our Work

A Groundbreaking Collaboration

We are a partnership of leaders in industry, wildlife management agencies, and science and conservation organizations who collaborate on a shared mission:

Through science and collaboration, accelerate responsible deployment of renewable energy to mitigate climate change and protect wildlife and ecosystems.

REWI Partners

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Guide to Wind Energy & Wildlife

REWI synthesizes the latest information to provide a summary of what we know about developing onshore wind energy in the U.S. while protecting wildlife and their habitats.

EXPLORE THE GUIDE

News, Research Meeting, Wind, Birds, Bats

REWI Publishes 2024 Wind Wildlife Research Meeting Proceedings

The Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute (REWI) is excited to share the Proceedings of the 15^th biennial Wind Wildlife Research Meeting (WWRM) which took place November 12-15, 2024, in Corpus Christi, Texas.

News, REWRF, Wind, Solar

REWRF Opens Biennial Project Solicitation

The Renewable Energy Wildlife Research Fund (REWRF, the Fund) is excited to announce its biennial project solicitation. The 2025 Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for wind- and solar-wildlife research projects are now open through Friday, July 11, 2025.

News, Research Meeting, Solar

Join REWI in Scottsdale, Arizona for SWERM 2025: Call for Proposals Now Open

REWI is thrilled to be hosting the 3rd biennial Solar Wildlife & Ecosystems Research Meeting (SWERM) at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort & Villas in Scottsdale, Arizona! Submit proposals for workshops, coordinated sessions, and field trips by May 30, 2025!

News

Get to Know New REWI Executive Director Troy Hartley

Troy Hartley joins the Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute (REWI) as its new Executive Director, bringing over 25 years of experience in collaborative research, stakeholder and community engagement, science-to-management processes, and innovation on a wide range of natural resources and environmental issues.

NEWS, REWRF, Solar, Wind

Renewable Energy Wildlife Research Fund 2025 Project Update

The Renewable Energy Wildlife Research Fund (REWRF, the Fund), an industry-led initiative advancing scientific research on solutions to mitigate solar and wind-wildlife impacts, shares two project portfolio updates for 2025.