Influence of Turbine Size Parameters on Collision-Based Bird and Bat Mortality
A study funded by the Renewable Energy Wildlife Research Fund investigating the influence of turbine size parameters on collision-based bird and bat mortality.
Read MoreSolar Energy Interactions with Wildlife and Their Habitats: A Summary of Research Results and Priority Questions
This summary reviews publicly available information about the adverse impacts and potential benefits of ground-mounted large scale - PV solar power on wildlife in North America.
Read MoreNational Solar Wildlife Research Plan 2023-2025
REWI has developed this National Solar Wildlife Research Plan outlining its strategic priorities and approach to solar-wildlife challenges and opportunities.
Read MoreSeasonal patterns of bird and bat collision fatalities at wind turbines
Information on when birds and bats die from collisions with wind turbines can help refine efforts to minimize fatalities via curtailment of energy productions and can offer insight into the risk factors associated with collision fatalities.
Read MoreReview of the Effectiveness of Operational Curtailment for Reducing Bat Fatalities
In this study supported by the Wind Wildlife Research Fund, researchers performed a meta-analysis of curtailment studies to review the effectiveness of operational curtailment for reducing bat fatalities.
Read MoreSummary of Wind Power Interactions with Wildlife
This document summarizes publicly available information about the adverse impacts of land-based wind power on wildlife in North America and the status of our knowledge regarding how to avoid or minimize these impacts.
Read MoreThe Role of Regional-Scale Weather Variables in Predicting Bat Mortality and Acoustic Activity
A proof-of-concept study supported by the Wind Wildlife Research Fund explored the development of decision support tools that could inform targeted, proactive curtailment using regional-scale variables to predict increases in bat presence and collision risk.
Read MorePerformance of the GenEst Mortality Estimator Compared to The Huso and Shoenfeld Estimators
This study compared the performance of GenEst to other mortality estimators used to correct for sources of detection error in post-construction monitoring studies and estimate mortality for birds and bats at wind energy facilities.
Read MoreAWWIC Bat Technical Report
AWWIC is the most comprehensive post-construction fatality database in the U.S., incorporating both public and confidential data. This 2nd edition report ensures the most up-to-date data are available for generating hypotheses about bat collision risk at wind energy facilities.
Read MorePatterns of Bat Activity and Mortality
This study investigates whether bat activity and mortality at wind energy facilities correlate with regional weather data, and whether these data could optimize wind turbine curtailment strategies that reduce bat collision fatalities.
Read MoreBat Activity and Fatality Rates
A study supported by the Wind Wildlife Research Fund investigated the relationship between pre-construction bat acoustic activity and post-construction bat fatality rates at wind energy facilities.
Read MoreLandscape Factors and Migratory Tree Bats
A study supported by the Wind Wildlife Research Fund used bat fatality data from a unique database to identify associations between fatality rates of migratory tree bats at wind energy facilities and landscape-level factors.
Read MoreNational Wind Wildlife Research Plan 2020-2023
This updated Plan is a refresh of the 2017 document and identifies priority areas of research in 2020-2023 to achieve key outcomes for wind energy development and wildlife conservation.
Read MoreGuidance for Potential Hosts of Wind-Wildlife Technologies and Strategies
This resource provides details of considerations for installing and operating wildlife risk-minimization technologies and strategies at wind energy facilities.
Read MoreImpacts to Wildlife of Wind Energy Siting and Operation in the U.S.
This report provides provides a peer-reviewed synthesis of current, accurate, and properly contextualized information about the benefits of wind energy, adverse wind-wildlife impacts, efforts to find solutions, and recommended focus for future research.
Read MoreBats and Wind Energy Issue Brief
This Issue Brief discusses what we know about bat interactions with wind turbines and reducing collision fatalities for bat species in the U.S. and Canada.
Read MoreTechnology Integration White Paper
This white paper provides guidance on the technical details for integrating wildlife impact minimization technologies into operating wind energy facilities.
Read MoreBats and Wind Energy White Paper
This white paper provides an overview and review of what is known about wind energy’s impacts to bats, and discusses meeting emissions mitigation needs and accepting some uncertainty about risk to bats.
Read MoreWind Documents Library
The Wind-Wildlife Documents Library is a searchable database of publicly available literature and reports related to wind energy and wildlife in North America.
Read MoreComprehensive Guide to Studying Wind Energy/Wildlife Interactions
This resource document of the Wildlife Workgroup is intended as a guide to persons involved in designing, conducting, or requiring wind energy/wildlife interaction studies.
Read MoreNational Wind Wildlife Research Plan 2018-2020
This Plan identifies priority areas of research 2018-2020 to achieve key outcomes for wind energy development and wildlife conservation.
Read MoreSiting Resources
Learn about resources for conducting preliminary wind-site assessments (Tier 1 of the USFWS Wind Energy Guidelines) here. These tools and resources help wind developers identify potential risks to wildlife and habitats early in the process.
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