Award Number: DE-AC36-08GO28308
CX(s) Applied: B3.3
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Location(s): CO
Office(s): Golden Field Office

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Energy Technology Office (WETO) proposes to provide federal funding to DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to partner with Texas State University (TSU) , Texas A&M University-San Antonio (TA&M), NRG Systems, and Bat Conservation International to conduct research into an ultrasonic acoustic deterrent (UAD) to reduce collisions of bats with wind turbines. The purpose of the project is to investigate species-specific responses and identify UAD parameters that are most effective at deterring the greatest number of bat species to reduce bat fatalities.