Artificial intelligence for the prevention of collisions between birds and wind turbines

AI-driven flight prediction enables real-time decisions to reduce bird collisions while improving wind farm availability and minimizing unnecessary operational stops
Artificial intelligence
Bird protection
Reduced collision risk through predictive flight models
Real-time decisions
Autonomous, data-driven operational control
Higher availability
Fewer unnecessary turbine stops
Energy efficiency
Reduced losses through optimized stop control
AI enables safer wind
AI enables safer wind operations with smarter, real-time decisions
AI for sustainable wind operations
Objectives
Minimize bird collisions and operational impact
Opportunity

Use predictive analytics to balance environmental protection and energy efficiency

Environmental Risk Management and Operational Efficiency in Wind Farms
Risk of collisions with protected bird species and regulatory exposure due to incidents, in a context of reactive operations and manual decision-making. This leads to inefficiencies and unnecessary turbine shutdowns, increasing the risk of penalties.
Key Challenges
Environmental risk
Environmental risk
Collisions with protected bird species
Reactive operations
Reactive operations
Manual, observation-based decision-making
Operational inefficiency
Operational inefficiency
Unnecessary turbine shutdowns
Somebody signing regulations, control
Regulatory exposure
Risk of sanctions due to incidents
Solution

AI-powered flight prediction and automated decision-making

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Prediction models

Tool to forecast bird flight presence

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Real-time analytics

Continuous monitoring for instant decisions

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Selective stop control

Targeted turbine shutdowns

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Operational optimization

Improved uptime and efficiency

Impact
Safer operations with improved performance

Reduced environmental impact and increased availability through predictive, automated decisions

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