Wind Energy Monitoring & Mitigation Technologies Tool

Introduction

As part of its mission to support the global deployment of wind energy through a better understanding of environmental issues, WREN has created a free, online tool to catalog monitoring and mitigating technologies developed to assess and reduce potential wildlife impacts resulting from land-based and offshore wind energy development. WREN will continuously maintain and update the research status of technologies to ensure the international community has access to current, publicly available information on monitoring and mitigation solutions, their state of development, and related research on their effectiveness.

If you would like to submit your monitoring or mitigation technology for inclusion in the tool, please complete the following survey to the best of your ability. A team member will reach out with any questions. All submissions will be subject to revisions and standardization. If you have any questions or feedback, please email tethys@pnnl.gov.

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* 1. Contact Information (This will not be shared publicly.)

Name *

Company

Email Address *

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* 2. What is the name of your technology?

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* 3. What organization developed this technology?

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* 4. Please provide a website link for your technology.

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* 5. In which industry is your technology applicable? You may select more than one option.

Land-based Wind Energy

Offshore Wind Energy

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* 6. In which phase of wind farm development is your technology applicable? You may select more than one option.

Planning

Construction

Operation

Decommissioning

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* 7. What is the application of your technology? You may select more than one option.

Monitoring: Implementing strategies to collect observations on animals, habitats, and ecosystem processes to assess the potential environmental effects resulting from an action or project.

Mitigation: Implementing measures to avoid, minimize, and compensate the adverse effects of environmental impacts resulting from an action or project. Depending on the regulatory authority, mitigation may also refer to measures that reduce, rectify, rehabilitate, or offset impacts.

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* 8. Which receptor groups does your technology apply to? You may select more than one option.

Amphibians

Bats

Birds

Ecosystem Processes

Fish

Habitat

Hydrodynamics

Invertebrates

Marine Mammals

Reptiles

Terrestrial Mammals

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Which stressor does your technology monitor and/or mitigate? You may select more than one option.

Attraction

Avoidance

Barrier Effect

Cumulative Effects

Displacement

Electromagnetic Fields

Entanglement

Habitat Alteration

Lighting

Noise

Turbine Collision

Vessel Collision

Vibration

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Please provide a brief description of your technology (3-5 sentences).

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* 11. Where is your technology placed (i.e., on a turbine, within a farm, or on an animal)?

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* 12. What is the current research status of your technology? Please select the most advanced stage of research and development.

Laboratory: Lab or bench study primarily focused on the initial performance of the technology (e.g., functionality and durability).

Pilot Field Study: Early-stage study focused on the performance of the technology and initial effectiveness relative to the species of interest. May be performed at a wind farm or in a natural setting where the species of interest may be present.

Small-scale Field Study: Mid-stage study focused on the performance of the technology, initial integration of the technology with the wind turbine or wind farm infrastructure, and effectiveness relative to the species of interest. Conducted at a wind farm, but with a small sample size.

Large-scale Field Study: Late-stage study focused on the performance of the technology, integration of the technology with the wind turbine or wind farm infrastructure, and effectiveness relative to the species of interest. Conducted at one or more wind farms with a large sample size.

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* 13. Please provide a brief summary of each technical evaluation your technology has undergone, including a publication, study receptor, approach, location, and dates (e.g., Matzner et al. 2020 used drones to assess accuracy of detections near a wind farm in Boulder, Colorado during 2020.)

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* 14. Please provide links or citations to any reports or publications detailing your technology's testing history.

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* 15. What is the development status of your technology?

Commercially Available: The product is available for purchase, but may still be undergoing further research and development.

Open-source Available: The product is freely available for use, but may still be undergoing further research and development.

In Development: The technology is under active development and not yet available for purchase or use.

Discontinued: Development of the technology has ceased and no product is available.