A Heterogeneous System for Eagle Detection, Deterrent, and Wildlife Collision Detection for Wind Turbines Award Number: DE-EE0007885 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.3 Wind Energy Technologies Office Date: 3/31/2017 Location(s): OR Office(s): Golden Fiel...
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A Heterogeneous System for Eagle Detection, Deterrent, and Wildlife Collision Detection for Wind Turbines
Award Number: DE-EE0007885
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.3
Wind Energy Technologies Office
Date: 3/31/2017
Location(s): OR
Office(s): Golden Field Office
DOE is proposing to provide funding to Oregon State University to develop a system for eagle detection, deterrent, and collision detection for wind turbines. The proposed project activities include the design, development, fabrication and field testing of three integrated systems: (1) Eagles detection (2) Eagles deterrent and (3) Wind turbine blade impact detection.
Design, development, and fabrication activities would occur at the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis, OR. Systems testing without wind turbines would occur at university labs, in generic fields, and at raptor centers. The field test locations have not yet been identified. Testing on wind turbines will occur at the NREL National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) and at the North American Wind Research and Training Center (NAWRTC), in Tucumcari, New Mexico.