Block Island Looks After Birds

DHI’s newly-developed multi-sensor bird detection system (MUSE) will be installed at Block Island Offshore Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm constructed in the US.

A five-year contract with US-based group Stantec – a first in the US for DHI DHI has signed a contract with Stantec, a US-based design and engineering group, for the monitoring of birds at Block Island Offshore Wind Farm, developed by Deepwater Wind. Block Island is the first offshore wind farm constructed in the US. Offshore wind developers in the US are required to undertake automated monitoring of bird and bat behaviour to identify potential collisions with offshore wind turbines.  MUSE multi-sensor system with a camera that follows radar detection We will install... ... More: Official Press Release DHI

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