Raising the wind speed at which turbines start spinning could prevent tens of thousands of bat deaths each year, researchers find
Australian wind farm operators are being urged to embrace a simple measure used overseas that scientists say could dramatically reduce the number of bats killed by turbines.
Bennett led a four-month trial at a Victorian wind farm that lifted the cut in speed to 4.5 m/s, with the results showing a 54% reduction in bat deaths, but only a 0.16% reduction in energy output and just a 0.09% cut in revenue for the wind farm operator.. She said she had been disheartened by the slow response from industry given the strength of the evidence, but remained “optimistically stubborn” that things could change.
He said the problem was poorly understood in Australia. Despite widespread surveys, the data was not centralised or accessible, making it difficult to investigate and test solutions for the Australian context.
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