Turbine Integrated Mortality Reduction for Bats
Christine Sutter
Normandeau Associates
Crissy Sutter has more than 25 years’ experience in bat ecology, bat acoustics, ecological risk assessment, spatial modeling, and technology development. In her current role she assists clients in developing innovative solutions to complex problems including developing new technologies and modeling approaches. She is a co-developer of several technologies, including ReBAT® and ReCON™, and TIMR which are designed to monitor wildlife activity and reduce fatalities at wind energy facilities.
Abstract
At the We Energies' Blue Sky Green Field wind facility near Fond du lac, Wisconsin we conducted an EPRI-funded study to determine if using real-time measures of bat activity could reduce bat fatalities and increase operational... [ view full abstract ]
Authors
- Christine Sutter (Normandeau Associates)
- John Goodrich-Mahoney (EPRI)
- Sue Schumacher (We Energies)
Topic Areas
Evaluating novel approaches (e.g., conceptual, methodological, technological) to avoiding, , Bats , Testing the efficacy of efforts intended to minimize or compensate for impacts to species , Threatened or endangered species , Canada , U.S. - No Specific Region , U.S. - Great Lakes-Big Rivers (USFWS Region 3) , U.S. - Southeast (USFWS Region 4) , U.S. - Northeast (USFWS Region 5) , Technology - detection or deterrent , Technology - other , Land-based , Offshore
Session
08 » Operational Mitigation - Strategies to Minimize Bat Fatalities (10:25 - Thursday, 1st December, Interlocken Ballroom)
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