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New Funding Partnerships Explore Coexistence of Bats and Wind Energy

To improve our understanding of why and how bats interact with wind turbines, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory has selected three companies to receive funding through its Enabling Coexistence Options for Wind Energy and Wildlife program.

Wind Energy Technologies Office

July 22, 2022
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To improve our understanding of why and how bats interact with wind turbines, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has selected three companies to receive funding. Selected through the NREL Enabling Coexistence Options for Wind Energy and Wildlife (ECO Wind) program’s first-ever competitive request for proposals, the awardees will receive a total of $1.1 million to research how bats behave near wind turbines and power plants.

Read the full article announcing the awardees.

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  • Wind Energy
  • Clean Energy
  • Renewable Energy
  • Energy Demonstrations
  • Biotechnology