Adjusting wind power production during migration season saves bats - http://phys.org/news...
Sep 19, 2014
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"With minimal loss in power production—and hence revenue—and with the aid of the bat shield, First State Marine Wind was able to realize a significant reduction in bat fatalities," Firestone said.
A great advantage of the bat shield is that "we can program in changes to the cut-in speed that are tied to atmospheric conditions and time of year and time of day so that turbines can be easily adjusted to protect bats," he said
- Halil
And likely (small) birds too!
- Halil