Wednesday, December 2, 2015
This webinar was hosted by the National Wind Coordinating Collaborative (NWCC).
Presentations included:
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Ultrasonic Acoustic Deterrents in Reducing Bat Fatalities at Wind Energy Facilities
- Presenter: Dr. Cris Hein, Wind Energy Program Director, Bat Conservation International
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- Texturizing Wind Turbine Towers to Reduce Bat Mortality
- Presenter: Dr. Amanda Hale, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Research Program, Texas Christian University
- Presenter: Dr. Victoria Bennett, Assistant Professor, Texas Christian University
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- Rotor-mounted, Ultrasonic Bat Impact Mitigation System
- Presenter: Erick Rickards, Engineering Manager, Frontier Wind
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- A Biomimetic Ultrasonic Whistle for Use as a Bat Deterrent on Wind Turbines
- Presenter: Dr. Paul Sievert, Research Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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- Ultrasonic Bat Deterrent Technology (Note: the recording for this presentation is unavailable)
- Presenter: Kevin Kinzie, Engineering Manager, General Electric Power & Water
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The research presented in this webinar is supported by a recent funding opportunity (Bat Impact Minimization Technologies and Field Testing Opportunities) from the U.S. Department of Energy.