National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), with campuses located in Colorado and Alaska, is the United States' primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. NREL is operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLC on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy. The lab’s mission is to advance the science and engineering of energy efficiency, sustainable transportation, and renewable power technologies and provide knowledge to integrate and optimize energy systems. To accomplish these goals, the lab’s researchers explore new and better ways to harness renewable power sources—including geothermal, solar, water, and wind—as well as to build more sustainable buildings, transportation, energy storage, grid infrastructure, and more. NREL’s water and wind research groups tap into the lab’s more than 40 years of experience to design, evaluate, validate, and demonstrate novel marine and wind energy technologies while mitigating potential environmental risks. NREL is also home to the National Center for Photovoltaics, the National Bioenergy Center, and the National Wind Technology Center.

The Enabling Coexistence Options for Wind Energy and Wildlife (ECO Wind) program at NREL's Flatirons Campus supports efforts to protect vulnerable wildlife species while ensuring sustainable deployment of wind energy. Through ECO Wind, NREL collaborates with technology providers to support the development and validation of emerging technologies related to bird and bat interactions at wind farms. Identifying the best wind-wildlife impact monitoring and minimization strategies enables more efficient and cost-effective wind energy projects to be deployed across the United States.

https://www.nrel.gov/

Related Organizations

US Department of Energy (DOE)
Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative (BWEC)

Affiliated Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Total results: 180
Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Historical Challenges of Wind Energy/Wildlife Interactions: How This May Affect Distributed Wind Sinclair, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Collision Birds, Bats
A Historical Perspective of Wind-Wildlife Challenges: How this May Affect Distributed Wind Sinclair, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Bats
Final Site-Wide Environmental Assessment Department of Energy's National Wind Technology Center Golden, Colorado at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Reducing Bat Fatalities from Interactions with Operating Wind Turbines National Wind Technology Center Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Reducing Bat Fatalities From Interactions with Operating Wind Turbines (Fact Sheet) Lawson, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Bats
Assessment of Offshore Wind Energy Leasing Areas for the BOEM New Jersey Wind Energy Area Musial, W., Elliott, J., Fields, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Acoustic Deterrent Workshop National Wind Technology Center, Louisville, CO Bat Conservation International, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Workshop Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Bats
Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Ultrasonic Acoustic Deterrent for Reducing Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines Arnett, E., Hein, C., Schirmacher, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision Bats
Crop Wind Energy Experiment (CWEX): Observations of Surface-Layer, Boundary Layer, and Mesoscale Interactions with a Wind Farm Rajewski, D., Takle, E., Lundquist, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Relating Pre-Construction Bat Activity and Post-Construction Bat Fatality to Predict Risk at Wind Energy Facilities: A Synthesis Hein, C., Gruver, J., Arnett, E. Report Collision Bats
A Synthesis of Operational Mitigation Studies to Reduce Bat Fatalities at Wind Energy Facilities in North America Arnett, E., Johnson, G., Erickson, W. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats
Mapping and Assessment of the United States Ocean Wave Energy Resource Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Report Marine Energy, Wave
Stakeholder Priorities in Wind Energy Lantz, E. Presentation Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine Technology and the Environment: Device-Biota Interactions Crevison, S., Li, Y., Thresher, R. Conference Paper Marine Energy Attraction, Avoidance, Collision
Large-Scale Offshore Wind Power in the United States: Assessment of Opportunities and Barriers Musial, M., Ram, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Ecosystem Processes
Developing an Instrumentation Package for in-Water Testing of Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Devices Nelson, E. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
An Overview Of Ocean Renewable Energy Technologies Bedard, R., Jacobson, P., Previsic, M. Magazine Article Wind Energy, Wave, Tidal, OTEC, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy
Assessment of offshore wind energy resources for the United States Schwartz, M., Heimiller, D., Haymes, S. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Environment and Siting: Supporting Research on Impacts to Birds, Bats and Habitats from Wind Development National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change
Ocean Renewable Energy's Potential Role In Supplying Future Electrical Energy Needs Thresher, R., Musial, W. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
An Integrated Risk Framework for Gigawatt-Scale Deployments of Renewable Energy: The U.S. Wind Energy Case Ram, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Hydrokinetic Energy in the United States - Resources, Challenges, and Opportunities Previsic, M., Moreno, A., Bedard, R. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Land-Use Requirements of Modern Wind Power Plants in the United States Denholm, P., Hand, M., Jackson, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment
Definition of a 5-MW Reference Wind Turbine for Offshore System Development Jonkman, J., Butterfield, S., Musial, W. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind
Wind Energy and Air Emission Reduction Benefits: A Primer Jacobson, D., High, C. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Impacts of Wind Energy Facilities on Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat Arnett, E., Inkley, D., Johnson, D. Report Wind Energy Habitat Change
Bird Movements and Behaviors in the Gulf Coast Region: Relation to Potential Wind-Energy Developments Morrison, M. Report Wind Energy Habitat Change, Collision Birds
Proceedings of the Hydrokinetic and Wave Energy Technologies Technical and Environmental Issues Workshop US Department of Energy (DOE) Workshop Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Avian Monitoring and Risk Assessment at the San Gorgonio Wind Resource Area Anderson, R., Tom, J., Neumann, N. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Seabirds, Raptors, Passerines, Birds, Bats
Bird Mortality at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area: March 1998 - September 2001 Smallwood, K., Thelander, C. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Avian Monitoring and Risk Assessment at the Tehachapi Pass Wind Resource Area: Period of Performance: October 2, 1996 - May 27, 1998 Anderson, R., Newmann, N., Tom, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
A Preliminary Assessment of Potential Avian Interactions at Four Proposed Wind Energy Facilities on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California: Period of Performance: November 2001 - May 2002 BioResource Consultants Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds
Wind Energy Technology, Environmental Impacts of Morrison, M., Sinclair, K. Book Chapter Wind Energy
Report to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on Southwest Alaska Small Wind Wildlife Site Investigations at Kodiak Island and Bristol Bay October 3-10, 2003 Sharp, L., Kronner, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds
Bird Risk Behaviors and Fatalities at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area: Period of Performance: March 1998 - December 2000 Thelander, C., Smallwood, K., Rugge, L. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Raptors, Birds
Minimization of Motion Smear: Reducing Avian Collisions with Wind Turbines: Period of Performance: July 12, 1999 - August 31, 2002 Hodos, W. Report Wind Energy Collision Raptors, Birds
National Wind Technology Center Site Environmental Assessment: Bird and Bat Use and Fatalities - Final Report Schmidt, E., Piaggo, A., Bock, C. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Collision Birds, Bats
Comparison of Avian Responses to UV-Light-Reflective Paint on Wind Turbines Young, D., Erickson, W., Strickland, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Lighting, Collision, Avoidance Raptors, Birds
Avian Hearing and the Avoidance of Wind Turbines Dooling, R. Report Wind Energy Noise, Avoidance Birds
Response of Red-Tailed Hawks and Golden Eagles to Topographical Features, Weather, and Abundance of a Dominant Prey Species at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area, California: April 1999-December 2000 Hoover, S. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Raptors
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