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Bats

Bats - Flying Foxes
Mammals with webbed wings capable of true flight.

Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera that can be divided into major groups. Megachiroptera are medium to large-sized bats that typically eat fruit, pollen, or nectar, while some eat small land animals or fish. Microchiroptera are smaller bats that typically eat insects. Bats are the only mammals capable of true flight thanks to their membranous wings and are considered at risk from collision with both land-based and offshore wind turbines.

While little is known about bats’ abilities to avoid artificial structures, they have been observed avoiding offshore wind turbines by increasing their flight altitudes while foraging. However, artificial lighting may attract insects toward wind energy turbines, which may encourage bats to remain in the vicinity. Collision risk remains the most common concern regarding bats and land-based wind and offshore wind energy.

Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with Bats.

Total: 1237

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Amherst Island Wind Project 2019 Post - Construction Mortality Monitoring Report Natural Resource Solutions Inc. Report Wind Energy Collision Bats, Birds
Summary of Discussions from the Bird and Bat Specialist Committee of the Environmental Technical Working Group (E-TWG) New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Workshop Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change, Lighting Bats, Birds
National wind wildlife research plan, 2020-2023 American Wind Wildlife Institute (AWWI) Report Wind Energy Collision, Habitat Change Bats, Birds
Population-Level Risk to Hoary Bats Amid Continued Wind Energy Development: Assessing Fatality Reduction Targets Under Broad Uncertainty Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Post -Construction Monitoring Studies for the Headwaters Wind Farm Randolph County, Indiana Rodriguez, M., Tredennick, A., DuBridge, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Applying AI-Based Solutions to Avoid Bird Collisions at Wind Parks Salkanovic, E., Enevoldsen, P., Xydis, G. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Bats, Birds
Assessing fatality risk of bats at offshore wind turbines Lagerveld, S., Noort, C., Meesters, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Bats, Birds
USA Wind Energy-Caused Bat Fatalities Increase with Shorter Fatality Search Intervals Smallwood, K. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Bats
The management utility of large-scale environmental drivers of bat mortality at wind energy facilities: The effects of facility size, elevation and geographic location MacGregor, K., Lemaître, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision, Habitat Change Bats
Learning from Real-World Experience to Understand Renewable Energy Impacts to Wildlife Conkling, T., Vander Zanden, H., Poessel, S. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Revolution Wind COP Appendix AA: Assessment of the Potential Effects of the Revolution Wind Offshore Wind Farm on Birds and Bats Biodiversity Research Institute Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds
Assessing population-level consequences of anthropogenic stressors for terrestrial wildlife Katzner, T., Braham, M., Conkling, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Ultrasonic Acoustic Deterrent in Reducing Bat Fatalities at Wind Energy Facilities - Final Technical Report Schirmacher, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Effects of Wind Turbine Curtailment on Bird and Bat Fatalities Smallwood, K., Bell, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Relating Bat Passage Rates to Wind Turbine Fatalities Smallwood, K., Bell, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
The State of the Science on Wildlife and Offshore Wind Energy Development: Workshop Proceedings Gulka, J., Williams, K. Workshop Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles
Comparing acoustic and radar deterrence methods as mitigation measures to reduce human-bat impacts and conservation conflicts Gilmour, L., Holderied, M., Pickering , S. Journal Article Wind Energy Avoidance, Collision Bats
Optimal strategies for wind turbine environmental curtailment Rogers, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions
Estimates of aerial vertebrate mortality at wind farms in a bird migration corridor and bat diversity hotspot Cabrera-Cruz, S., Cervantes-Pasqualli, J., Franquesa-Soler, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Ecological impact of decommissioning offshore wind farms Teunis, M., Collier, M., Bakker, E. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise Bats, Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Wind energy development and wildlife conservation in Lithuania: A mapping tool for conflict assessment Morkune, R., Marčiukaitis, M., Jurkin, V. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement Bats, Birds
Bat Impact Minimization Technology: An Improved Bat Deterrent for the Full Swept Rotor Area of Any Wind Turbine Cooper, D., Green, T., Miller, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Bats
Impactos ambientales de los parques eólicos y líneas de transmisión de energía sobre la biodiversidad de áreas protegidas del departamento de la Guajira-Colombia Garavito-Terrez, L Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Indiana Bat and Northern Long-Eared Bat Habitat Conservation Plan Timber Road II, III, and IV Wind Farms, Paulding County, Ohio Paulding Wind Farm, Western Ecosystems Technology Inc (WEST) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats
European free–tailed bat fatalities at wind farms in southern Spain Muñoz, A., Farfan, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Long-term Acoustic Assessment of Bats at Spion Kop Reservoir, Montana for 2015-2017 Bachen, D., Burkholder, B., Maxell, B. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Displacement Bats
Guía de buenas prácticas para el desarrollo eólico en Argentina: Gestión de impactos de aves y murciélagos Ministerio de Hacienda de Argentina Guidance Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds
Energía eólica: Compartiendo el espacio aéreo con las aves Lopreiato, M.S., Roesler, C.I. Journal Article Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds
Kiyikoy Wind Power Plant Capacity Extension Biodiversity Action Plan (Bap) Alenka Enerji Uretim ve Yatirim A.Ş., GEM Sustainability Services and Consultancy Inc. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds, Invertebrates, Reptiles, Terrestrial Mammals
Activity and behaviour of Nathusius' pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii at low and high altitude in a North Sea offshore wind farm Brabant, R., Laurent, Y., Poerink, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision Bats
Evaluation of an Acoustic Deterrent to Reduce Bat Mortalities at an Illinois Wind Farm Romano, W., Skalski, J., Townsend, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
B-Finder System: 24 Month Test Report for T-Series Przybycin, P., Przybycin, M., Przybycin, J. Report Wind Energy Collision Bats, Birds
Influence of landscape and time of year on bat-wind turbines collision risks Roemer, C., Bas, Y., Disca, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Bats
Detection Probability of Bats Using Active Versus Passive Monitoring Teets, K., Loeb, S., Jachowski, D. Journal Article Bats
U.S. Geological Survey energy and wildlife research annual report for 2019 Khalil, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Terrestrial Mammals
Impactos Ambientales de la Energía Eólica (Environmental Impacts of the Wind Energy) Hernández-Galvez, G., Pampillón-González, L., Hernández-Almenares, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Investigation of existing post-construction mortality monitoring at Victorian wind farms to assess its utility in estimating mortality rates Moloney, P., Lumsden, L., Smales, I. Report Wind Energy Bats, Birds
Impacts to Wildlife of Wind Energy Siting and Operation in the United States Allison, T., Diffendorfer, J., Baerwald, E. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Bats, Birds
Developing a science-based approach to defining key species of birds and bats of concern for wind farm developments in Victoria Lumsden, L., Moloney, P., Smales, I. Report Wind Energy Avoidance, Collision Bats, Birds
First three-dimensional tracks of bat migration reveal large amounts of individual behavioral flexibility O'Mara, M., Wikelski, M., Kranstauber, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats

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