Texturizing Wind Turbine Towers to Reduce Bat Mortality Award Number: DE-EE0007033 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.3, B3.6 Wind Power Program Date: 8/3/2016 Location(s): TX Office(s): Golden Field Office
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August 22, 2016
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Texturizing Wind Turbine Towers to Reduce Bat Mortality
Award Number: DE-EE0007033
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.3, B3.6
Wind Power Program
Date: 8/3/2016
Location(s): TX
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Texas Christian University (TCU) to develop a wind turbine tower coating that would deter bats. The goals of the proposal are to develop a tower coating that is economically feasible, can be applied on-site to operational turbines, and will deter bats.
This award previously received a final NEPA determination (GFO-0007033-001 CX A9, B3.3, B3.6, 6/17/2015). As originally proposed, the project had five tasks divided between two Budget Periods. However, since the original NEPA determination significant changes that necessitate further review were made to the Statement of Project Objectives (SOPO) for Budget Period 2.