Bat Behavior in Relation to Wind Turbines: Attraction Hypotheses and Avoidance Behaviors
WREN , Münter, L. , Visinoni, L.
November 2025
Summary
Wind Energy
Attraction , Avoidance
Bats
New frontiers in wind-wildlife monitoring systems
Dempsey, L. , Clerc, J. , Hein, C.
November 2025
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision , Displacement
Bats , Birds
Offshore Wind Farm Contributions to a Regional Environmental and Ecological Monitoring System to Address Multi-User Needs
Kohut, J. , Crowley, M. , Coleman, K.
October 2025
Guidance
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Physical Environment , Human Dimensions , Fisheries , Legal & Policy , Recreation & Tourism , Stakeholder Engagement
Accelerating technology development to monitor and minimize effects from land-based wind energy on birds and bats
Gottlieb, I. , Hein, C. , Field, P.
September 2025
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision
Bats , Birds
Ultrasonic deterrents provide no additional benefit over curtailment in reducing bat fatalities at an Ohio wind energy facility
Clerc, J. , Huso, M. , Schirmacher, M.
May 2025
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision
Bats
Environmental Effects of Offshore Wind Energy in the Gulf of Mexico: Compilation of Educational Research Briefs [Booklet]
Severy, M. , Farr, H. , Richlen, M.
January 2025
Summary
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Changes in Flow , Collision , EMF , Entanglement , Habitat Change , Noise , Vessel Strike
Bats , Birds , Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment , Reptiles , Sea Turtles
Evaluating Tools and Technologies for Monitoring Baleen Whales During Offshore Wind Foundation Installation
Szesciorka, A. , Severy, M. , Ampela, K.
January 2025
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Noise
Marine Mammals , Cetaceans
Design of a Launcher for Wildlife Collision Simulation on Wind Turbines to Validate Strike Detection Systems
Roadman, J. , Goldhor, R. , Hein, C.
October 2024
Presentation
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision
Bats , Birds
A decade of curtailment studies demonstrates a consistent and effective strategy to reduce bat fatalities at wind turbines in North America
Whitby, M. , O'Mara, M. , Hein, C.
August 2024
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision
Bats
Raptors and Land-Based Wind Energy in the United States
ECO Wind , Dempsey, L. , Watson, K.
July 2024
Summary
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Birds , Raptors
Regulations for Bat Protection in Mexico's Wind Farms
Uribe, M. , Aguilera, J. , Villada-Canela, M.
June 2024
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Bats , Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy
A framework for studying the effects of offshore wind energy development on birds and bats in the Eastern United States
Williams, K. , Gulka, J. , Cook, A.
May 2024
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Attraction , Avoidance , Collision , Displacement
Bats , Birds
Short Science Summary: Raptor Monitoring and Minimization Technologies
WREN , Dempsey, L. , Hein, C.
March 2024
Summary
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision
Birds , Raptors
Experimental trials of species-specific bat flight responses to an ultrasonic deterrent
Fritts, S. , Guest, E. , Weaver, S.
January 2024
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision
Bats
Grand Challenges Revisited: Wind Energy Research Needs for a Global Energy Transition
Veers, P. , Dykes, K. , Baranowski, R.
December 2023
Report
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Collision , Noise
Bats , Birds , Physical Environment , Human Dimensions , Social & Economic Data , Stakeholder Engagement , Visual Impacts
Grouse and Land-Based Wind Energy Development in the United States
ECO Wind , Dempsey, L. , Savarino, P.
September 2023
Summary
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Birds
The Importance of Addressing Disagreements Between Nominal and Effective Treatments During Bat Mortality Minimization Validation Studies
Clerc, J. , Hein, C. , Huso, M.
September 2023
Presentation
Wind Energy
Collision
Bats , Human Dimensions
Short Science Summary: The Mitigation Hierarchy
WREN , Dempsey, L. , Hein, C.
June 2023
Summary
Wind Energy
Summary of Bats and Land-Based Wind Energy Development in the United States and Canada
ECO Wind , Guest, E. , Hein, C.
April 2023
Summary
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Bats
Great Lakes Wind Energy Challenges and Opportunities Assessment
Musial, W. , Green, R. , DeMeo, E.
April 2023
Report
Wind Energy
Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment , Social & Economic Data
Technology Acceptance Workshop: Meeting Proceedings
Gottlieb, I. , Allison, T. , Hein, C.
March 2023
Workshop Article
Wind Energy
Human Dimensions
Short Science Summary: Collision Risk Modeling – A Tool for Assessing Risks to Raptors at Wind Energy Facilities
WREN , Dempsey, L. , Hein, C.
March 2023
Summary
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision
Birds , Raptors
Short Science Summary: The Likelihood of Bats Experiencing Barotrauma Near Moving Wind Turbine Blades
WREN , Guest, E. , Hein, C.
March 2023
Summary
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Bats
U.S. Pacific Coast Workshop Report on Preconstruction Research Recommendations
Green, R. , Severy, M. , Hein, C.
November 2022
Workshop Article
Wind Energy , Floating Offshore Wind
Bats , Birds , Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Reptiles , Sea Turtles , Human Dimensions
Environmental Effects of U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Development: Compilation of Educational Research Briefs
SEER , Green, R. , Hein, C.
September 2022
Summary
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Attraction , Avoidance , Collision , Displacement , EMF , Entanglement , Habitat Change , Noise , Vessel Strike
Bats , Birds , Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment , Reptiles
International assessment of priority environmental issues for land-based and offshore wind energy development
Green, R. , Gill, E. , Hein, C.
September 2022
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Avoidance , Collision , Displacement , Habitat Change , Noise
Bats , Birds , Fish , Marine Mammals , Physical Environment
National-scale impacts on wind energy production under curtailment scenarios to reduce bat fatalities
Maclaurin, G. , Hein, C. , Williams, T.
September 2022
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision , Displacement
Bats , Human Dimensions , Social & Economic Data
IEA Wind White Paper Cumulative Effects Analysis for Wind Energy Development: Current Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities
Gill, E. , Hein, C.
April 2022
Report
Wind Energy
An Updated Review of Hypotheses Regarding Bat Attraction to Wind Turbines
Guest, E. , Stamps, B. , Durish, N.
January 2022
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Attraction , Collision , Noise
Bats
Acoustic and Genetic Data Can Reduce Uncertainty Regarding Populations of Migratory Tree-Roosting Bats Impacted by Wind Energy
Hale, A. , Hein, C. , Straw, B.
December 2021
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision
Bats
Acoustic Exposure to Turbine Operation Quantifies Risk to Bats at Commercial Wind Energy Facilities
Peterson, T. , Mcgill, B. , Hein, C.
December 2021
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision
Bats
Bat Workgroup Report for the State of the Science Workshop on Wildlife and Offshore Wind Energy 2020: Cumulative Impacts
Hein, C. , Williams, K. , Jenkins, E.
July 2021
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Attraction , Collision
Bats
Acoustic and Genetic Approaches for Informing Population Status and Trends of Migratory Tree Bats
Hein, C. , Hale, A. , Straw, B.
April 2021
Report
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Bats
Proceedings from the State of the Science and Technology for Minimizing Impacts to Bats from Wind Energy
Hein, C. , Straw, B.
March 2021
Workshop Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Attraction , Collision
Bats
Estimating bat fatality at a Texas wind energy facility: implications transcending the United States–Mexico border
Weaver, S. , Jones, A. , Hein, C.
December 2020
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision
Bats
Ultrasonic acoustic deterrents significantly reduce bat fatalities at wind turbines
Weaver, S. , Hein, C. , Simpson, T.
December 2020
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision
Bats
Impacts to Wildlife of Wind Energy Siting and Operation in the United States
Allison, T. , Diffendorfer, J. , Baerwald, E.
September 2019
Report
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind , Fixed Offshore Wind
Attraction , Avoidance , Collision , Displacement , Habitat Change
Bats , Birds
Evaluating a Novel Approach to Optimize Operational Minimization to Reduce Bat Fatalities at the Pinnacle Wind Farm, Mineral County, West Virginia, 2015
Schirmacher, M. , Prichard, A. , Mabee, T.
April 2018
Report
Land-Based Wind
Avoidance , Collision
Bats
Impact of Wind Energy on Bats: A Summary of Our Current Knowledge
Hein, C. , Schirmacher, M.
April 2016
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Attraction , Collision
Bats
Behavior of the Hawaiian Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) at Wind Turbines and its Distribution Across the North Ko'olau Mountains, O'ahu
Gorresen, P. , Cryan, P. , Huso, M.
May 2015
Report
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Bats