Effectiveness of a Detection and Deterrent System in Reducing Golden Eagle Fatalities at Operational Wind Facilities
The Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute (REWI) was appointed as the prime awardee of DOE award number DE-EE0007883 to lead a team in evaluating the effectiveness of a DTBird system minimizing the risk of collision to large soaring raptors when approaching the RSZ of operating wind turbines.
Read MoreInfluence 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 MoreGame Bird Carcasses Are Less Persistent Than Raptor Carcasses, But Can Predict Raptor Persistence Dynamics
A study supported by the Renewable Energy Wildlife Research Fund evaluated the relationship between game bird and raptor carcass persistence to estimate carcass persistence probability when using game birds more accurately as surrogates for raptors in carcass persistence trials.
Read MoreFlight Characteristics Forecast Entry By Eagles Into Rotor-Swept Zones of Wind Turbines
An empirical study supported by the Wind Wildlife Research Fund testing the thresholds used in automated curtailment and successfully predicting eagle entry into rotor-swept zones at multiple wind energy facilities.
Read MoreEvaluating the effectiveness of a camera-based detection system to support informed curtailment and minimize eagle fatalities at wind energy facilities
The American Wind Wildlife Institute (AWWI – now Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute, REWI) was appointed prime awardee of DOE award number DE-EE0007880 to lead a team of scientists, wind developers, and technology manufacturers in a collaborative evaluation of the effectiveness of Identiflight.
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 MoreImproving Curtailment Strategies for Eagles
Preliminary report from research developing turbine-specific algorithms that incorporate eagle flight behavior recorded by camera-based detection systems into curtailment decisions to improve algorithms and reduce eagle collision risk.
Read MoreAWWIC Bird 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 bird collision risk at wind energy facilities.
Read MoreHedging Against Uncertainty When Granting Permits for Mitigation
A chapter co-authored by AWWI in the book "Structured Decision Making: Case Studies in Natural Resource Management" illustrates how to characterize and respond to uncertainty in a regulatory decision, with the case study of a compensatory mitigation model for eagles.
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 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 MoreDTBird Technology Evaluation
This pilot test of DTBird, a technology designed to detect and deter birds, evaluated its ability to detect and deter large raptors and reduce the risk of collisions of these birds with wind turbines.
Read MoreCompensatory Mitigation for Golden Eagles: Reducing Vehicle Collisions
AWWI and collaborators developed a model that estimates the number of golden eagles that can be saved by removing roadkill to reduce eagle fatalities from vehicle collisions.
Read MoreIdentiFlight Technology Evaluation
This proof-of-performance test of IdentiFlight, a camera-based eagle detection/curtailment technology, evaluated its ability to detect and classify eagles at wind farms by comparing its capabilities to those of human observers.
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 MoreA Review of Conservation Options for Golden Eagles at Wind Energy Facilities
This publication discusses strategies for evaluating and implementing conservation measures for golden eagles at wind energy facilities and provides an updated framework for AWWI's Eagle Program.
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 MoreEagle Issue Brief
This Issue Brief provides an overview of eagle conservation policy in the U.S. and applications to eagles and wind energy.
Read MorePredicting Eagle Fatalities at Wind Facilities
This paper compiles site-specific data on eagle activity and fatalities at wind energy facilities to update and refine the Bayesian predictive eagle “take” model developed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, providing more accurate estimates of take.
Read MoreEstimating Mitigation Credits from Abating Lead Poisoning in Golden Eagles
This model quantifies the number of eagles that could be saved from voluntary measures to reduce their exposure to lead, expanding the number of compensatory mitigation options for eagles.
Read MoreDo Raptors React to Ultraviolet Light?
This study examined whether raptors respond to ultraviolet light to inform use of ultraviolet light as a possible deterrent at wind energy facilities.
Read MoreEagle Research Framework
This document is a framework for a national, hypothesis-driven research program on eagles and wind energy. It provides guidance on research into estimating, minimizing, and compensating for take of eagles at wind energy facilities.
Read MoreEagle White Paper
This White Paper provides information on population status and trends of bald and golden eagles, anthropogenic sources of eagle mortality, potential mitigation options, and research and conservation priorities.
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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