Map-Based Repowering and Reorganization of a Wind Resource Area to Minimize Burrowing Owl and Other Bird Fatalities
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: Wind turbines in the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area (Alameda/Contra Costa Counties, California, USA) generate about 730 GWh of electricity annually, but have been killing thousands of birds each year, including
Source: Energies
DOI: 10.3390/en20400915
Authors: K. Shawn Smallwood, Lee Neher, Douglas A. Bell
Institution: East Bay Regional Park District
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,137
OpenAlex ID: W2142464032