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NatForWINSENT III

Nature conservation research at the southern German wind energy test site aims to develop and test avoidance measures for birds and bats at wind turbines. It is thus intended to make an important…

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Ein Rotmilan vor einer Windenergieanlage

Offshore wind farms and seabirds II

The project analyses the effects of offshore wind farms (OWF) on seabirds in the North and Baltic Seas. A particular focus here is on analysing the cumulative effects of the numerous wind farms…

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A gannet with outstretched wings in flight over the open sea, in the background the wind turbines of an offshore wind farm.

Peatland PV - potential areas and nature conservation impacts

The construction of solar plants on rewetted peatland soils is economically stimulated by the amendment of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG). So far, however, there is a lack of practical…

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ProBat

The software tool ProBat 7.0 calculates bat-friendly cut-in wind speeds for onshore wind turbines (WT). This operational management helps to minimise the killing risk for bats (collision or…

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Wind turbines before sunset

ProBat 8.0

The ProBat software for more bat-friendly operation of wind turbines is to be further developed. The transfer to an online database enables user group-specific data access. New features will be…

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Windenergieanlagen vor einem bewölkten Abendhimmel

Progressive biofuels

The EU is targeting future funding at biofuels from raw materials, which are expected to have fewer negative effects on land use than conventional biofuels e.g. from rape, cereals or palm oil. The…

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RE scenarios from a nature conservation viewpoint

The project aims to find a balance between the economic and technical requirements of future renewable energy sites and the most environmentally compatible development of them. The alternative…

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RE100 in practice – environmentally compatible energy transition

The conversion of the energy supply system must be designed to be environmentally and landscape compatible, while taking account of human needs. Existing studies of this suffer from major…

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Renewable energy: Regional Simulation Game

The project will evaluate at the regional level the assessment methodology and results of the previous project "Expansion scenarios for renewable energies from a nature conservation viewpoint", in…

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Renewables in nature conservation monitoring

The project fills the gap of a missing overall view of the effects of the expansion of renewable energies on nature and landscape since 1991. The research project will examine the impact of the…

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