August 20, 2024 In Unkategorisiert
Australia may save hundreds of bats a yr with easy tweak to wind generators, find out about says
Raising the wind speed at which turbines start spinning could prevent tens of thousands of bat deaths each year, researchers find
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Australian windfarm operators are being urged to embrace a simple measure used overseas that scientists say could dramatically reduce the number of bats killed by turbines.
Curtailment – lifting the wind speed at which turbines start spinning – is used in some European countries and parts of the US and Canada, but rarely in Australia. A global study published in the journal BioScience found it was an effective way to limit bat deaths.
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