U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program – Federal Wind Siting Information Center
Environment and Wildlife
Below are resources on potential impacts to environment and wildlife from wind energy development.
An alliance of state and federal agencies, private industry, academic institutions, and non-governmental organizations. It identifies strategies to prevent or minimize threats to bats from wind energy projects.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS) provides access to data systems in the Endangered Species and Fisheries and Habitat Conservation program areas plus other FWS and government data sources. ECOS also provides the ECOS Mapper, which is a tool for visualizing information generated by ECOS.
A subgroup of the National Wind Coordinating Collaborative, the Grassland and Shrub Steppe Species Collaborative identifies the impacts of wind energy development on grassland and shrub steppe avian species.
Established by the Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, this site provides information on the Outer Continental Shelf Alternative Energy and Alternate Use Program. The Minerals Management Service acts as the lead agency in the development of offshore federal renewable energy projects such as wave, wind, and solar energy.
The National Wind Coordinating Collaborative (NWCC) Web site lists publications on wildlife/wind interactions from the NWCC Wildlife Workgroup.
Hosted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, this searchable bibliographic database of documents focuses on the effects of wind energy development on wildlife. Included are avian documents on effects of wind energy development on birds, such as mortality factors, impacts on nesting, foraging, roosting/loafing, and other bird disturbances.
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