How many birds are killed by offshore wind turbines?
Study, initiated by the energy company Vattenfall, was carried out at the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm in collaboration with Wildlife Imaging Systems (WIS) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR).
WIS installed 16 thermal cameras on an offshore wind turbine, covering all angles and operating 24 hours a day.
Researchers analysed more than four million bird movements over one and a half years, using radar and AI-based cameras.
They found that more than 99.8 per cent of migratory birds reliably avoided the wind turbines.
How many birds are killed by offshore wind turbines? Scientists use thermal cameras to find out | Euronewshttps://www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/how-many-birds-are-killed-by-offshore-wind-turbines-scientists-use-thermal-cameras-to-find