Friday, September 25, 12:00 pm ET
The Technology Catalog webinar series continues with a new topic: Wings Unharmed: Global Approaches to Mitigating Wildlife Collisions. This topic will feature risk minimization technologies from the REWI Technology Catalog that have undergone effectiveness evaluations during the technology’s development. Technologies presented are within a technology readiness level of 6-9 or those that have been made commercially available in the United States or globally.
This webinar will familiarize participants with scientists, researchers, developers, and manufacturers developing technology to reduce risks to birds and bats through real-time acoustic activated smart curtailment and the use of a multi-sensor array designed to classify species interacting near turbines. Registrants will hear about two current technologies in the REWI Technology Catalog: Song Meter® with Analysis and Remote Transfer (SMART™) and Acoustic and Thermographic Offshore Monitoring (ATOM). The webinar will follow up with a Q&A on the use of these technologies in renewable energy developments across the United States and the Globe to protect wildlife and their habitats.
Moderator: Isabel Gottlieb, Senior Research Manager/Scientist, REWI
Speakers:
- Mona Doss, Director of Business Development, Wildlife Acoustics
- Technology: Song Meter® with Analysis and Remote Transfer (SMART) System
- Description: An innovative solution for reducing bat fatalities and associated curtailment costs at wind farms through the use of Acoustically Triggered Curtailment (also known as Real-Time Acoustic-Activated Smart Curtailment).
- Technology Catalog Link: https://rewi.knack.com/rewi-research-hub#search-for-technologies/technology-profile/65a7e7b08a337c0027520e77/
- Greg Forcey, Senior Principal Scientist, Normandeau Associates
- Technology: Acoustic and Thermographic Offshore Monitoring (ATOM)
- Description: ATOM provides around-the-clock, all-weather monitoring of the rotor swept zone (RSZ) using a multi-sensor array to detect, track, identify, and behaviorally classify bats and birds interacting with the turbine.
- Technology Catalog Link: https://rewi.knack.com/rewi-research-hub#search-for-technologies/technology-profile/64650a6b8cfad406c8898b0f/
About the Speakers
Mona Doss is the Vice President of Business Development at Wildlife Acoustics, where she leads the global sales strategy and builds strong partnerships with customers across industry, government, and conservation organizations. She is passionate about understanding customer needs and delivering solutions that create real value in the field. Mona combines a customer-first mindset with helping organizations adopt technologies that protect wildlife and natural ecosystems.
Dr. Greg Forcey is a senior principal scientist at Normandeau Associates with a research focus on wind energy and wildlife impacts, desktop vulnerability assessments, and impact assessment. Dr. Forcey has been working on wind-wildlife projects since 2006 and is experienced with a variety of remote sensing equipment for monitoring birds and bats, including thermal and visible light cameras, acoustics, and Motus receivers.
Get involved by viewing the renewable energy and wildlife technologies in the REWI Technology Catalog, as well as by contributing new technologies. For more information, please contact La’ Portia Perkins (lperkins@rewi.org).
2026 Technology Catalog Webinars
*recordings available of past webinars*
- From Ideation to Validation: Assessing the Landscape for Validating Wildlife Collision Risk Minimization Technologies (February 19, 2026)
- Wings Unharmed: Global Approaches to Mitigating Wildlife Collisions – Part 1 (June 22, 2026)
- Wings Unharmed: Global Approaches to Mitigating Wildlife Collisions – Part 2 (June 23, 2026)
- Wings Unharmed: Global Approaches to Mitigating Wildlife Collisions – Part 3 (September 25, 2026)
Interested in supporting REWI webinars? REWI is now offering sponsorship opportunities for our 2026 Webinars — including this one! Sponsorship helps us keep these events accessible and informative while providing your organization with meaningful visibility across the renewable energy and wildlife community