Key words: collision risk foraging behavior impact assessment individual-based model Milvus milvus Red Kite spatial model wind power INTRODUCTION It provides a helpful tool for landscape planning aimed at minimizing the impacts of wind power on biodiversity. This modeling approach can be extended to other bird species with central-place foraging behavior. Furthermore, it implies that minimum buffer zones for different landscapes can be determined in a defensible way. This allows an easy and rapid assessment of the ecological impacts of (existing or planned) wind turbines in relation to their spatial location. The derived impact function shows that the collision risk can be described as an aggregated function of distance between the wind turbine and the raptor’s aerie. The collision risks, which are estimated by the simulation model, are in the range of values observed in the field.
The strength of this decline depends on the raptor’s foraging behavior, its ability to avoid wind turbines, and the mean wind speed in the region. The collision risk declines exponentially with increasing distance. The impact function comprises the synergistic effects of species-specific foraging behavior and landscape structure. We determined the collision risk of the Red Kite with the turbine as a function of the distance between the wind turbine and the aerie and other parameters. To close this gap, we have developed an agent-based, spatially explicit model that simulates the foraging behavior of the Red Kite around its aerie in a landscape consisting of different land-use types. Appropriate assessment tools for these effects have been lacking. Because of the risk of collision with rotor blades, wind turbines have negative effects on local bird populations, particularly on raptors such as the Red Kite ( Milvus milvus). We know we can’t change the world today but by implanting alternative solutions, we and our clients try to build a greener and safer tomorrow.The expansion of renewable energies, such as wind power, is a promising way of mitigating climate change. Obtain natural soil conditioners and fertilizers from biomass and sewage sludge with our HTC technology and minimize the toxic effects of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.Build battery power plants that supply enough energy for an entire region, thus eliminating the need for huge power lines.Explore and develop wind turbines for commercial use.Primarily using solar energy to generate power and heat.We at IPI AG are committed to making a difference in the world we live in, working together with our clients towards a more sustainable future our choice of logo thus represents not only our efforts for a greener tomorrow, but also draws attention to the problem and helps us fight for the preservation of hundreds of endangered species.īy choosing to be represented by the red kite, we at IPI AG commit to: In 2006, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources placed the red kite on their list of endangered species. Additionally, birds like the red kite fall victims to various power lines accidents, as well as the use of synthetic fertilizers and toxic pesticides. The red kite, native to Western Europe, is not only a frequent guest in IPI’s Innovationspark Vorpommern but holds a special meaning for our company.Ī worrying number of renewable energy companies resort to using horizontal turbines which kill hundreds of thousands of birds and bats every year.
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