Wednesday, December 2, 2015
2:00 – 3:30 pm (Eastern)
Presentations included:
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Ultrasonic Acoustic Deterrents in Reducing Bat Fatalities at Wind Energy Facilities
- Dr. Cris Hein, Wind Energy Program Director, Bat Conservation International
- Texturizing Wind Turbine Towers to Reduce Bat Mortality
- Dr. Amanda Hale, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Research Program, Texas Christian University
- Dr. Victoria Bennett, Assistant Professor, Texas Christian University
- Rotor-mounted, Ultrasonic Bat Impact Mitigation System
- Erick Rickards, Engineering Manager, Frontier Wind
- A Biomimetic Ultrasonic Whistle for Use as a Bat Deterrent on Wind Turbines
- Dr. Paul Sievert, Research Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Ultrasonic Bat Deterrent Technology
- Kevin Kinzie, Engineering Manager, General Electric Power & Water
The research presented in this webinar is being supported by a recent funding opportunity (Bat Impact Minimization Technologies and Field Testing Opportunities) from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Past Events
- NWCC Webinar #4: Tools for Sharing Information and Mapping Biodiversity, Online, 21 October 2014 20:00-21:30 UTC
- NWCC Webinar #3: Recent Syntheses of Research on Wind Energy, Bats, and Terrestrial and Marine Wildlife, Online, 1 July 2014 19:00-19:00 UTC
- NWCC Webinar #2: Eagle Research and Mitigation, Online, 5 March 2014 20:00-20:00 UTC
- NWCC Webinar #1: Recently-Released Research on Wind Energy and Grassland Birds & Ducks, Online, 20 November 2013 21:00-23:03 UTC