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Monitoring the operation of WT in woodland – impacts on the avifauna

In the course of the energy transition, forests – habitats for woodpeckers, owls and other species of birds – are increasingly becoming sites for wind farms. Noises, movement or obscuration can have…

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Wind turbines in a wooded area

NatForWINSENT I – Nature conservation at the wind test site

The wind energy test site of the wind energy research cluster South (WindForS) planned for the Swabian Jura is intended to serve supporting research for nature conservation. The main aim is to…

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NatForWINSENT II – Phase 1

The wind energy research cluster south (WindForS) will be commissioned in 2023 in the Swabian Jura (Germany) as the first wind energy test site in complex terrain in an inland area. The WINSENT test…

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Wind meter on a mast in the test field

NatForWINSENT II – Phase 2

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

National natural landscapes and renewable energies

The project examined the question of what could constitute an ecologically sustainable energy transition in nature parks and biosphere reserves. Nature parks and biosphere reserves, as components of…

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[Translate to English:] Landscape with maize field

Nationwide landscape assessment

The aim of the project is to develop a methodological overview of the landscape and landscape character assessments at German federal level that have been developed in recent years on behalf of the…

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Windräder in einer flachen Landschaft mit Wiesen und Äckern

nature compensation measures and electricity grid expansion

The transformation of the German energy supply system towards renewable energies requires extensive power grid expansion. In order to meet the requirements of nature conservation impact regulations,…

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Eine grüne Landschaft im Sonnenschein, eine Stromtrasse führt hindurch

Nature conservation associations in the network expansion

The project aims to include non-governmental nature conservation organisations to a greater extent in the national expansion of the network. The project includes approaches such as guidelines and…

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Electricity pylons close to a lake

Offshore wind farms and seabirds

The project "Expansion of offshore wind energy in Germany: Effects on seabirds in the North and Baltic Seas" (OWP Seabirds) aims to investigate in more detail how offshore wind farms in operation…

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Red cliff by the sea with many nesting birds

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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