International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA)

Ipieca and IUCN have developed this set of guiding principles for marine net positive impact (NPI) in the energy industry to address the unique challenges of delivering net positive impact for energy projects in the marine environment. The principles aim to help companies operating in the marine environment, and other interested stakeholders looking to turn ambition into credible, lasting gains for marine biodiversity.

This compendium, developed by Ipieca and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), aims to encourage the exploration of co-use opportunities in solar and wind energy projects, focusing on onshore projects. The main co-use strategies typically fall into several key categories, depending on the secondary land use integrated with renewable energy projects. Co-use could include co-locating two or more types of renewable energy generation on one site.