Wind Wildlife Research Meeting XIV Proceedings
These Proceedings of the 14th Wind Wildlife Research Meeting, 2020, summarize more than 80 on-demand presentations and panel discussions on current research pertaining to wind energy-related wildlife fatalities; habitat and behavioral impacts; and mitigation strategies and technologies.
Read MoreTechnology Acceptance Workshop Proceedings
These proceedings summarize a virtual workshop convened by the Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and facilitated by the Consensus Building Institute in April 2022.
Read MorePaint it Black: Does Painting Wind Turbine Blades Increase Visibility to Reduce Bird Fatalities?
In this publication synthesis, AWWI summarizes the results of a study in Norway that investigated the effect of painting one of three turbine blades black as a strategy to increase the visibility of rotating blades to birds thereby reducing collision fatalities.
Read MoreSummary of Wind Power Interactions with Wildlife
This document summarizes publicly available information about the adverse impacts of land-based wind power on wildlife in North America and the status of our knowledge regarding how to avoid or minimize these impacts.
Read MoreWind Wildlife Research Meeting XIII Proceedings
These Proceedings of the 13th Wind Wildlife Research Meeting, 2020, summarize more than 80 on-demand presentations and panel discussions on current research pertaining to wind energy-related wildlife fatalities; habitat and behavioral impacts; and mitigation strategies and technologies.
Read MoreImpacts to Wildlife of Wind Energy Siting and Operation in the U.S.
This report provides provides a peer-reviewed synthesis of current, accurate, and properly contextualized information about the benefits of wind energy, adverse wind-wildlife impacts, efforts to find solutions, and recommended focus for future research.
Read MoreWind Wildlife Research Meeting XII Proceedings
These Proceedings of the 12th Wind Wildlife Research Meeting, 2018, summarize 33 presentations and panels on current research on wind energy-related wildlife fatalities; habitat and behavioral impacts; mitigation strategies; and balancing wind energy development and wildlife conservation.
Read MoreWind Wildlife Research Meeting XI Proceedings
These Proceedings of the 11th Wind Wildlife Research Meeting, 2016, summarize 37 presentations on research on balancing wind energy development and wildlife conservation. Focus areas include eagle detection and deterrence, bat fatalities, curtailment strategies, and population level impacts.
Read MoreWind Wildlife Research Meeting X Proceedings
These Proceedings of the 10th Wind Wildlife Research Meeting, 2014, capture and summarize the work of nearly 100 presenters on a wide array of wind-wildlife topics. Major focus areas include for detecting and deterring wildlife, assessing risk to eagles, and mechanisms to minimize impacts on bats.
Read MoreThinking Globally and Siting Locally
This article examines the trade-off between the potential local wildlife impacts of renewable energy, like wind, and the global consequences for wildlife of unchecked climate change.
Read MoreWind Wildlife Research Meeting IX Proceedings
These Proceedings of the 9th Wind Wildlife Research Meeting, 2012, document presentations on research findings on topics pertaining to wildlife fatalities; habitat and behavioral impacts; landscape-scale impacts to species; mitigation techniques and technologies; and offshore considerations.
Read MoreWind Wildlife Research Meeting VIII Proceedings
These Proceedings of the 8th Wind Wildlife Research Meeting, 2010, summarize presentations on research topics pertaining to wind energy development and related wildlife impacts. Areas of focus include habitat impacts, mitigation techniques, offshore wind and wildlife issues, and modeling impacts.
Read MoreWind Wildlife Research Meeting VII Proceedings
These Proceedings of the 7th Wind Wildlife Research Meeting, 2008, summarize presentations on research topics pertaining to wind energy development and related wildlife impacts. Areas of focus include impacts to birds and bats, habitat and behavioral impacts, and mitigation techniques.
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