Life Elia

A total of 124 participants registered for the final conference of the LIFE Elia-RTE project co-organised by the LIFE and RTE team on December 20th 2017 in Paris, in the Amphithéâtre du...

After 6.5 years of LIFE project, this conference is the occasion to show the genesis of the project, the actions carried out and also the very positive interactions set up with the various partners....

On November 28th, the LIFE Elia-RTE project, in association with RTE, organised a press point on planting sites of forest edges.

Since the start of the LIFE project, the Haute Durance site, one of the 7 pilot sites in France, has been the subject of numerous meetings. These have made it possible to integrate biodiversity as...

On October 19th and 20th, ITTECOP organised a conference in Paris on the theme "Transport infrastructures, biodiversity, scientific research".

For its relations in the Region (Voyage au cœur du réseau de demain), RTE organised an information day for its staff and external partners in Lille on October 16th 2017.

The LIFE Elia-RTE project is active on 7 sites in France. These sites are located in the following Departments: Ardennes, Aube, Doubs, Drôme, Finistère, Hautes-Alpes and Seine-et-Marne.

On June 7th 2017, the LIFE Elia-RTE team was asked to present the LIFE Elia-RTE project in Brussels during the Electricity Cross-Regional Group and Regional Group meeting organized by the DG Energy.

The LIFE Elia-RTE project team was invited to present the LIFE project on May 4th 2017 in Sweden. Indeed, Kraftnät http://www.svk.se/en/, which manages the high voltage grid in Sweden, is...

During two days (21/11/2016 and 24/01/2017), the LIFE Elia-RTE team was able to present the LIFE project to approximately 400 employees of the French transmission system operator RTE. These...

The Master's students of the Catholic University of Louvain have had the opportunity for several years to visit the actions of the LIFE Elia-RTE project. The visit includes an indoor presentation,...

The LIFE Elia-RTE site in Forêt d'Orient (Troyes, Aube, France) comprises two major actions: management by sheep grazing and restoration of forest edge as alternative methods of vegetation...

The achievements of a LIFE project are always accompanied by a series of biological indicators measures to objectively evaluate the effectiveness of these actions. The actions of the LIFE Elia-RTE...

The IENE 2016 symposium was held from 30/8 to 2/9 in Lyon. The LIFE Elia-RTE team participated by giving 1 field visit, 3 presentations and 2 posters. Approximately 460 participants from 42 countries...

The LIFE Elia-RTE project just won one of the two "Sustainable Partnerships" award attributed by The Shift in the framework of a Belgian competition (see video).

The LIFE Elia-RTE project just won the Natura 2000 Award in the "Reconciliation of interests/perceptions" category !

Following an article written in "Hunting and Nature" and published in November 2014, a guard was interested in the actions carried out by the LIFE project.

The shift to an alternative vegetation management approach involves many internal changes for the Transmission System Operator. In 2015 already, Elia appointed two members of its network maintenance...

On January 19th 2016, a Belgian national French-speaking daily newspaper Le Soir devoted a full page to the LIFE Elia-RTE project in Belgium, detailing the progress of the project, the award RGI and...

Ponds dug for the crested newt and a wet meadow in Allex en Drôme (Department 26) ! On January 12th 2016, part of the team visited this French LIFE Elia-RTE site to review the situation with...

The LIFE Elia-RTE project has just been awarded the first prizein the category "Best environmental practices" in a competitionorganized by Renewables Grid Initiative. A great...

It's harvest time for medlar (Mespilus germanica). In French Ardennes, an impressive production of these fruits has recently been reported to us by a partner of the National Forestry Office (ONF). A...

From now on, right from your desk, you can take a virtual visit on our sites : Couvin, Beauraing and Nassogne-Tenneville !

The feedback of the Forests National Office (ONF) is very clear: the results of plant inventories after actions of the LIFE Elia-RTE are very encouraging ! This is what arises from actions carried...

One of the objectives of the LIFE project is to create 100 new small ponds (size 100-150 m²). Isolated or linked with other ponds (see map), these important habitats for wildlife are pretty rare...

LIFE Elia team is in contact with REN, the Transmission System Operator of Portugal, since the first steps of the project in 2012. The collaboration evolved towards a partnership agreement signed in...

LIFE Elia team was invited by the International Land Conservation Network (ILCN) to present the LIFE project during a conference that took place in Berlin on October 19th, 20th and 21st.

On October 15th 2015, the LIFE partners gathered on the site of Forêt d'Orient, in Aube Department (10).

ADEME of Sophia Antipolis in Antibes hosted a two-day conference on October 1st and 2nd 2015.

LIFE Elia team was invited to participate to the final conference of BESTGRID on September 23rd. The idea was that the LIFE project could illustrate how biodiversity and social acceptance can...

The LIFE Elia-RTE project works on seven sites in France in close collaboration with RTE. The site in Haute Durance will be partly planted in 2017 to create forest edges. To ensure the local origin...

The periodical Forêt.Nature aims at producing articles of scientific vulgarisation dedicated to sustainable management of forests and natural areas. Published every 3 months by the NGO...

It has been a real pleasure to host 40 people at our LIFE Elia event in Belgium on June 10th and 11th.

Elia team was invited by the DG Environment to present the project to a panel of representatives of Eastern countries in Brussels on June 2nd 2015. These countries are involved in the so called...

Each year, 9 Nature Parks of Wallonia organize a major event to present the actions undertaken in the Park. This year, the Nature Park "Haute Sûre Forêt d'Anlier" (PNHSFA) has chosen the...

Created in 2007, the Nature Festival is an initiative of the French Committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Wild Earth magazine. The main objective is to celebrate nature...

For the LIFE Elia-RTE team, spring always sounds like the awakening of nature but also as the end of plantation species for edges and orchards. The first plant of this tumultuous season was planted...

The Forêt d'Orient site is among the seven French sites of the LIFE Elia-RTE. Located in the Department of Aube (10), in Champagne-Ardenne, this site is about to be managed by a local shepherd.

41 months after LIFE Elia’s kick off, the project has reached its full maturity. Actions on the field are progressing at a steady pace, valuing all the preliminary mapping and planning achieved...

Valuing lunch break for learning about the LIFE Elia project. It was an original event jointly organized by the LIFE Elia team and the Communication Department of Elia.

December 9, 2014, part of the LIFE Elia team went to the Interlife in Hosingen (Luxembourg), organized by the LIFE Éislek and the LIFE Unio . These meetings bring together several ongoing...

In November 2014, the periodical "Hunting and Nature" managed by the Saint-Hubert Royal Club of Belgium, published an article about the LIFE Elia project and its impact for hunting and biodiversity...

Part of the LIFE Elia team went to Vuillecin on 11, 12 and 13 November 2014 to plant wild apple and pear trees along the new high-voltage line Pontarlier-Frasne. Vuillecin is a municipality of about...

We met MAVIR, the Hungarian Transport System Operator (TSO) on November 6th in Budapest. This visit occurred in the framework of our networking mission throughout Europe.

After a conclusive meeting held in July 2014 in Belgium, we were invited by TenneT (TSO in Germany and Holland) to present our projet during a roundtable on "Planning new lines : conflicts and...

Tuesday 14th of October, the Union of cities and municipalities of Wallonia organized in Nassogne a study day for around 50 municipality representatives.

Under a double overhead line corridor (380 kV and 220 kV), the LIFE Elia project undertook the sowing of 2,5 ha of flowering meadow. Located in the communal forest of Attert, this surface is of great...

LIFE Elia team visited the plants nursery Op de Beeck on September 26th 2014 near Mechelen. This is the place where the young plants are growing before their plantation in our edges and...

Vivre la Wallonie is a magazine distributed to 110.000 inhabitants of the Walloon Region in Belgium. In the September issue, we had the chance to publish an article on the LIFE Elia project. All...

This September 5 2014, the LIFE ELIA team gave an information day on "Electrical Corridors in forest and biodiversity" to the members of the Royal Forestry Society of Belgium.

This August 27 2014, LIFE Elia team organized a meeting for the Federation of Natural Parks of Wallonia. Both inside and on the field, the LIFE Elia was able to present their actions, leading to...

In May and July 2014, we had the chance to publish two articles on the experiences in France and on the European networking in Silva belgica, a periodical dedicated to Belgian private forest owners.

On July 23rd we had our first international visitors, coming from the Netherlands and Germany : staffs from TenneT (TSO). On our invitation, they came in Belgium to exchange experiences on...

LIFE ELIA team just met Terna, the transmission system operator (TSO) of Italy on June 17th 2014 in Rome. This meeting took place in the framework of our networking campaign aiming at sharing...

Almost one hectare of vegetation under high-tension line Awirs-Rimières is now managed by around 20 sheeps of the ardennais tacheté race.

Developing our contacts with European transmission system operators (TSO) of electricity to develop partnerships with our LIFE ELIA project partly financed by the EU Commission, it became obvious...

Two members of the LIFE ELIA project met on May 29th and 30th 2014 the Irish transmission system operator (TSO) : Eirgrid. The meeting took place in Dublin on the first day, in presence of ESB...

LIFE Elia project works closely with RTE (operator of the French electricity transmission network) on 8 sites of French territory. This news is illustrated by a video available at...

In close collaboration with RTE (the French transmission system operator), the LIFE ELIA is active on 8 sites in France, in very different regions and in distinct contexts.

The LIFE ELIA team will be involved in Festival of Nature festival in the in France. Each French site can present its action, its features and show the treathen species but also the work of...

New challenges in a changing society

In the framework of the networking campaign we have recently launched, it was of upmost importance to spread the word to our neighbouring countries. The LIFE ELIA team travelled on the 1st of April...

It was a rainy day but a sunny meeting. LIFE ELIA team met on 25th of March 2014 in Bilbao one of the electric distributor named Iberdrola. This interesting meeting was very useful for both team to...

Seedlings in 2012, uprooting in 2014

The newspaper « L'avenir du Luxembourg » recently published a full article on the project progress.

RTE (French Transport System Operator) has organised on December 13th 2013 a company meeting related to the renovation of the electrical grid project in High Durance (Hautes-Alpes et...

A network of ponds for the northern crested newt

ELIA (Belgian Transport System Operator) has invited on November 22nd 2013 its various partners to a « get together » day. Politicians, members of administration, regulatory...

An european networking objective

Last 23rd and 24th September, the "Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech" organized a training on "the conservation and restoration of ecological continuity in transport infrastructure".

A multi-actor partnership

The LIFE ELIA project

After almost two years of LIFE project, a new article has been published in April in "Silva Belgica", the magazine of the Royal Forestry Society of Belgium. It describes the steps taken since...

Unmissable event  for lovers of nature and movies, the Nature Film Festival of Namur (http://www.festivalnaturenamur.be/ ) was held from 12 to 21 October 2012.

Lately, on 18th of October, the LIFE ELIA-RTE team took part in a 'Forum LIFE Biodiversité' which occurred in the village of Baratier in Hautes-Alpes. The goal of this meeting was to present...

Within the framework of the Science Festival, RTE has organized a day of conferences (on 12th of October  2012), at the Conference Centre « Cœur Défense » in...

Rhopalocera, or daytime butterflies, are one of the groups in which the focus is to assess the relevance of the management / restoration in the LIFE ELIA project. Corridors ensuring the safety of...

Such groups (birds, dragonflies, butterflies, bats, ...) are known to react quickly enough to changes in their habitats.
 In 2012, spring and summer were used to realize the first...

Founded in 1921, CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric Systems) is an international nonprofit association, whose mission is to foster collaboration among international experts to improve...

The seeds of wild apple and pear (390 kg of apples which gave nearly 3,500 kg of seeds and 134 kg of wild pears which gave 0.400 kg of seeds) harvested last fall spend the winter in the fridge from...

One of the actions programmed by the ELIA-Life is the creation of 20 acres of flowering meadows under high voltage lines.

Located in an area of ​​major importance for biodiversity called Calestienne, the high voltage line starting from the position of Couvin has an interesting configuration, allowing the...

The forest edge plays a special role in the dynamics of the forest.  It has a role of stabilization, intermediate area between the open and closed environments. It is fully participating to...

The LIFE ELIA is "linear LIFE", which means that various partners and regions are involved.

Our LIFE project started in autumn 2011 and this coincided with an exceptional season for the production of fruit tree species targeted by our actions. Mountain ash, common spindle, hawthorn, medlar,...