Are flying wildlife attracted to (or do they avoid) wind turbines?
- Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (United States). Board of Trustees
A DOE-sponsored research project found strong evidence that flying wildlife avoid or are attracted to commercial-scale wind turbines from a distance. Some nocturnally migrating birds avoid flying near turbines and few or none change flight paths to approach them. High-flying bats less often avoid flying near turbines and some are attracted to them from a distance, although bats’ flight paths were often complex and convoluted. The findings are being prepared for submission to a peer-reviewed scientific journal (Larkin, in prep 2013).
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (United States). Board of Trustees
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0000523
- OSTI ID:
- 1227698
- Report Number(s):
- DOE-UIUC-00523-F
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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