Although more than 17,000 small wind turbines (SWT) have already been installed in Germany, there is still little knowledge about their impact on birds and bats in Central Europe. Between July 2015 and July 2017, 15 existing wind turbines in northern Schleswig-Holstein were therefore examined to determine whether birds and bats are displaced by wind turbines or die in their rotors. Five turbine types were involved, with an output of between 5 and 15 kW and a total height between 18 and 30.5 m.
Printed copies (in German) can be ordered free of charge. Please send an e-mail to BfN Leipzig, FG II 4.3 Nature Conservation and Renewable Energies, Ms Corinna Schmidt.
Thomsen, K-M, Hartmann, S., Reers, H., Schauer-Weisshahn, H, Lüdtke, B., Reinhard, H., Hochradel, K., Brinkmann, R., Evers, A., Schmidt, L., Sohler, J., Korner-Nievergelt, F. and Hötker, H.: Berücksichtigung von Artenschutzbelangen bei der Errichtung von Kleinwindenergieanlagen, BfN-Skripten 550, Bonn 2020.
The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) funded the research project with funds from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).
