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Thermal cameras and AI used to monitor bird collisions at offshore wind farms

offshore wind energy thermal cameras artificial intelligence bird migration North Sea

Researchers are using a combination of thermal cameras and artificial intelligence to monitor the impact of offshore wind turbines on bird and bat populations. A one-year pilot study was conducted at the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm in the North Sea by the energy company Vattenfall, in collaboration with Wildlife Imaging Systems (WIS) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR).

To overcome the challenges of darkness and remote locations, WIS installed 16 thermal cameras on a turbine to provide 24-hour coverage. The AI-integrated system can detect small birds and bats during the night, as well as larger birds during the day, even in poor visibility conditions like fog or rain.

This research comes amid massive expansion in European offshore wind capacity. Under the Hamburg Declaration, several European nations have committed to developing 100 GW of offshore wind projects in the North Sea by 2050, a plan intended to mobilize 1 trillion euros in capital.

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Hollandse Kust Zuid · North Sea · Vattenfall · Wageningen University & Research · Wildlife Imaging Systems

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