New technology will save the birds – Skovde News

It takes a skylift to install the system. The cameras are placed upward, ten meters above the ground, the speakers 20-25 meters up. Photo: Janne Andersson

Wind. Now and then the wind power projects in Sweden refused to threaten the local bird life.
now tested a new system, which can protect the birds, in a work in Skaraborg.

The system is called DTBird and is developed in Spain. This means that birds that come too close to the wind power plant is alerted by an audible signal is repeated. The birds are detected by a camera linked to a computer, which can also turn the rotor to avoid collisions.

It has already been tested successfully in several European countries. Now it is Sweden’s turn.

For The Birds

– We think it is important to use the opportunities available to reduce wind power’s impact on bird life, both for the birds’ sake, and for it may be easier to get through wind power projects, says Alexander Eriksson at environmental consultancy Ecocom.

Ecocom, along with information and consulting company Wind Shape initiated the venture. Over six months, the system should sit up.

– We want to demonstrate the technology, test the system in practice and making an easier follow-up afterwards, explains Alexander Eriksson.

The system installed this week in a wind turbines at Lennart Blomgren in Lundsbrunn. It costs SEK 350 000 to install plus 30 000 in annual operating costs. But the industry may be a cost worth taking, says Tore Wizelius the Wind form.

– There is a negligible cost compared to getting no to a billion, he said.

Several financiers

The investment in Skaraborg is not as expensive and is funded including through so-called crowdfunding, where many interested helping each to pay for a project.

Actually, Ecocom and Wind Shape hoped to also get to test another of the systems DTBird developed, namely a variant focuses on bats.

– collisions with bats is a bigger problem than birds, especially during the period mid-August to mid-September when they have their migratory period, says Tore Wizelius.

Now the hope is to be able to install fladdermössystemet afterwards.

– It is not impossible, it would be interesting, says Alexander Eriksson.

Once the period is over, the project will be evaluated. Then, one strives to be tested even in areas where one needs to pay particular attention to bird life, which does not apply to Skaraborg even if you have serum stretch.

– It would have to be tested in two or three areas, says Alexander Eriksson.

On Monday there will be demonstration for representatives of agencies, organizations and companies in the wind energy industry.