U.S. Department of Energy funds evaluation of DTBird® System.

DTBird^®, in collaboration with the American Wind Wildlife Institute (AWWI), now known as the Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute (REWI), was selected for funding by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the program “Wind Energy-Eagle Impact Minimization Technologies and Field Testing Opportunities”.

The project focused on evaluating and improving DTBird technologies designed to reduce eagle collision risks at wind farms.

Eagle collision risk reduction research

The funded research aimes to assess how effectively DTBird detection and collision avoidance technologies can help reduce interactions between eagles and wind turbines.

Researchers will evaluate the ability of DTBird detection modules to identify eagles approaching wind turbines and analyzed how birds respond to acoustic deterrence signals generated by the system.

Scientific evaluation of eagle protection technologies

The study will investigate several aspects of DTBird performance, including eagle detection rates, behavioral responses to deterrence sounds and the overall effectiveness of collision avoidance measures.

The results will contribute to a better understanding of how technology can support eagle protection while allowing continued renewable energy generation.

Supporting wildlife protection at wind farms

Reducing collision risks for protected bird species is an important challenge for the wind energy industry. Scientific evaluations such as this project help improve mitigation technologies and provide data-driven solutions for biodiversity protection.

The collaboration between DTBird, AWWI and the U.S. Department of Energy reinforces the importance of independent research and field testing for wildlife protection technologies.

Learn more about the DTBird^® bird collision avoidance systems for wind farms.

The result of the the first DTBird system evaluation can be found here.