WEST Publication: Efficacy and cost of Acoustic-informed and Wind Speed-Only Turbine Curtailment to Reduce Bat Fatalities

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WEST scientists Paul Rabie, Brandi Welch-Acosta, and Kristen Nasman are co-authors of the recently published research article, “Efficacy and cost of acoustic-informed and wind speed-only turbine curtailment to reduce bat fatalities at a wind energy facility in Wisconsin,” published in PLOS One this month. The article analyzes efficacy and cost of blanket curtailment and acoustic-informed curtailment for bat mortality reduction.  

You can view the article here: 

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0266500

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