IdentiFlight Announces Issuance of Two New U.S. Patents for Avian Detection
IdentiFlight International announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued U.S. Patent No. 11,544,490 (January 3, 2023) and U.S. Patent No. 11,555,477 (January 17, 2023), which relate to the detection of flying animals, such as birds or bats, while using an imaging system.
IdentiFlight to Protect Avian Wildlife from Turbine Collisions at Masdar Wind Farm in Uzbekistan
IdentiFlight® is pleased to announce that the IdentiFlight avian detection technology will be utilized throughout a wind farm development in Zarafshan, Uzbekistan. The 500-megawatt wind project will be Uzbekistan’s first utility-scale wind farm and the largest renewables project in Central Asia. IdentiFlight will provide 74 units for coverage for the entire wind farm, protecting 12 avian species, including species of endangered Old World vultures
Multi-Year Research Provides Further Confirmation that Eagle Fatalities in Wind Farms Can be Greatly Reduced by Using IdentiFlight
The study update confirms that eagle fatalities can be reduced by 85 percent with the implementation of IdentiFlight’s targeted, informed curtailment based on data collected from 2018 to 2021.
Can A.I. Stop Rare Eagles Flying into Wind Turbines in Germany?
“IdentiFlight spent three years testing its anti-collision systems at six supervised sites across Germany, and says its neural network boasts rates of more than 90% for recognizing and classifying red kites, the first birds of prey it has been trained in for German territories.”
Bird Protection System In Operation At Wind Farm In Tasmania
The Cattlehill Windfarm in Tasmania’s central highlands is trialing a way to mitigate the impacts on the endangered Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle. Using [IdentiFlight], eagles are detected, their flight path analyzed, and turbines in their way are shut down.
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