Consideration of species protection concerns when setting up wind turbines

In this research project, we intend to use an experimental approach to test the hazard potential for bats in the construction of wind turbines. This creates a better knowledge base for planning and the approval of wind turbines. The following research questions should be worked on and clarified in detail:

• How do bats react to new obstacles on their flight paths? Are the bats avoiding the wind turbines? Is there a risk of collision?
• Do bats show a different reaction to running or standing wind turbines?

A specially developed stereo infrared system enables us to examine three-dimensional flight paths of the bats. In a next step, various parameters can be derived from the digitized bat flight paths, such as the minimum distance to the rotor, which allow a statistical evaluation of the flight behaviour of the bats.

Many years of cooperation with FrInaT GmbH in the context of the RENEBAT I-III and KWEA Nord projects had proven to be extremely effective.

 

Principal Investigator (Tyrolean private university UMIT): Klaus Hochradel

Cooperation partner: FrInaT GmbH

Links:

https://www.bfn.de/themen/erneuerbare-energien/laufende-projekte/beruecksichtigung-von-artenschutzbelangen-bei-der-errichtung-von-kleinwindenergieanlagen.html

http://www.windbat.techfak.fau.de/

http://www.repo.uni-hannover.de/handle/123456789/285