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Bats and wind energy - significance threshold, tower microphone

The "significance threshold" in many regional guidelines (Länderleitfaden) specifies how many dead bats per wind turbine (WT) and year are tolerable. So far, the threshold has been based in most…

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Bats and wind energy in woodland I

The project's objective is to collate and evaluate existing data to identify and limit the effects of WT on bats in woodland and to remedy any relevant gaps in knowledge by examining case studies.…

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Bats and wind energy in woodland II

The object of this research project is to establish whether and to what extent wind turbines at forest sites have a negative effect on bats, disturb them or even threaten them to a significant…

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Bats and wind energy in woodland III

The continued environmentally compatible expansion of renewable energies is progressing. Sites in woodland, for example, are being increasingly developed for wind energy. There is still a need for…

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BatWind (X-Energy)

To protect bats, the causes of collisions with wind turbines are being researched and risk reduction measures and bat-friendly lighting on onshore wind turbines are being developed.

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Bird collisions with wind turbines at wooded sites

In the project, visualisation tools are developed to support public participation processes for new wind energy projects.

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Bird populations and the energy transition

The project investigates changes in the breeding populations of bird species, especially those which are considered as conservation indicators of species diversity and landscape quality. In…

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Bird- & BatRecorder

Further development of the BirdRecorder with the latest sensor technology and extension for nocturnal birds and bats to reduce collisions of birds and bats at wind turbines.

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BIRDMOVE – Bird migration and offshore wind

The aim of the project is to study the potential effects of offshore wind turbines on migratory birds and passage migrants.

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BirdRecorder

With BirdRecorder, a powerful detection system for bird species sensitive to wind power was developed and tested. The system is initially designed for the detection of red and black kites. As an…

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[Translate to English:] Auf einem Träger installierte Kamerasysteme
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