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Mapping the Evidence for Cumulative Adverse Effects of Offshore Wind Installations on Birds
Author: Green-Tkacenko, Leon; Allen, Michael; and Lockwood, Julie
Abstract: Offshore wind (OSW) energy is rapidly expanding worldwide as countries aim to decarbonize their electrical grids. However, as OSW scales up to meet increasing demand, concerns about cumulative environmental effects have mounted. Over the past decade, empirical and theoretical studies on cumulative effects, especially on birds, have increased apace. We conducted a systematic review of the empirical literature on birds stored in the energy impact repository Tethys to determine how often different categories of evidence identified as important for . . .
More »Barotrauma is a significant cause of bat fatalities at wind turbines
Author: Baerwald, Erin; et al.
Summary: Bird fatalities at some wind energy facilities around the world have been documented for decades, but the issue of bat fatalities at such facilities – primarily involving migratory species during autumn migration – has been raised relatively recently. Given that echolocating bats detect moving objects better than stationary ones, their relatively high fatality rate is perplexing, and numerous explanations have been proposed. The decompression hypothesis proposes that bats are killed by barotrauma caused by rapid air-pressure reduction near moving turbine blades. . . .
More »Mitigating wildlife collisions with wind turbines: A review of techniques, evidence, knowledge gaps and avenues for future research
Author: Kuzovnikova, Elena; et al.
Highlights Wind turbine collisions pose serious risks to bats and birds. Radar, cameras, and acoustic sensors aid in collision detection and mitigation. No single technology can address all risks. A combined strategy using multiple tools, deterrents, and mitigation protocols is most effective. Abstract As global wind energy production rapidly expands, so too have concerns about collision impacts for bird and bat species conservation, driving development of a diversity of anticollision technology. This review compares seven metrics across bat and bird . . .
More »Letter to UNESCO regarding the Gawara Baya Wind Farm approval
Author: Seebeck, Michael
RE: Gawara Baya Wind Farm Approval (EPBC 2021/9066) I wish to urgently alert you to multiple significant issues relating to endangered species and the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area which have not been adequately and truthfully considered in the assessment of this wind farm and not considered in the Approval Conditions and Statement of Reasons by the Delegate. Additionally, multiple approval conditions will inevitably be breached in construction and operation of this wind farm. The approval-holder seems actually . . .
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