AIR Institute and the Ministry of Ecological Transition present the IA4Birds project for the protection of birds
The project consists of a platform based on artificial intelligence that collects data to determine good locations for wind farms, thus ensuring the conservation of biodiversity
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The AIR Institute technology center has presented the IA4Birds project, in collaboration with the Fundación Biodiversidad of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge. The project consists of a platform based on artificial intelligence which uses audiovisual devices to monitor bird populations. The aim is to prevent threats and risks and to decide whether or not a given site is suitable for the construction of a wind farm.
As the technical team describes, a large number of bird species are exposed to a serious threat due to the location of wind farms. However, "it is important to maintain investment in wind energy because it produces the most electricity in our country". Therefore, what AIR Institute advocates is to increase investment in wind farms, but "without forgetting that it is essential to follow a series of strategies to ensure biodiversity conservation".
The preventive approach proposed by the project could considerably reduce the high bird mortality caused by collisions with wind turbines, in addition to other associated risks. Beyond the monitoring device, AIR Institute's idea is to create a database and compile different sources of information on a single platform, so that developers can find suitable locations and consult other relevant information.
With the possibility of collaborating with wind farms in the future, it would not only be a matter of determining where to locate new wind farms, but also of improving the conditions at existing ones.
IA4Birds, currently being developed by AIR Institute, is supported by the Fundación Biodiversidad of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO) in the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR), funded by the European Union - Next GenerationEU.
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