What's in the Database?
The effects of wind energy development on birds include mortality factors such as collision and electrocution, and impacts on nesting, foraging, roosting/loafing, and other bird disturbances.
The database also contains documents on the potential impacts of wind energy development on humans, including visual and noise disturbances.
The database includes documents from journals, periodicals, conference proceedings, government publications, utility company reports, books, and magazines. The database currently contains the abstracts of documents published through 1995. NREL intends to update this database on a regular basis, adding document citations and abstracts as more documents are published. The database is maintained by the National Wind Technology Center (see contact information below).
The database is searchable by different parameters, including keywords or phrases, author, publication year, and title.