Saint Nikola Wind Farm participated in the third Conference on Wind energy and Wildlife impacts

Март 20, 2015

Saint Nikola Wind Farm participated in the third Conference on Wind energy and Wildlife impacts (CWW) organized by The Environmental Assessment and Planning Research Group at the Berlin Institute of Technology. The three days conference was attended by аapproximately 400 delegates coming from more than 30 countries. Saint Nikola Wind Farm presented the results from Bird migration monitoring in the Wind Farm territory, and analysis of the impact after five years of operation. The results demonstrate that the variations in numbers of species, absolute number of birds, overall altitudes of flight, and migratory direction of birds most sensitive to wind turbines do not indicate an adverse effect of the wind farm on diurnal migrating birds. Furthermore, the Turbine Shutdown System contributed to a reduced risk of collision during all years of operation within infrequent periods of intensive soaring bird migration and provided a safety mechanism to reduce collision risk for single birds and flocks of endangered bird species.