Experimentation with a collision avoidance system for avifauna

This support measure concerns the testing of a system to avoid bird collisions with the blades of wind turbines in operation. The system is composed of a network of cameras, which detect the trajectories of different categories of birds, connected to a sound scaring system, which is activated once a bird enters a risky perimeter around the rotor of the wind turbine. Different systems are available on the market and operational for several years on onshore wind farms. Marinated versions adapted to offshore sea conditions are currently being developed, however they do not benefit from as much feedback as their land-based counterparts. This is why the choice of system was not fixed in the prefectural authorization orders.