{"id":3691,"date":"2010-03-17T08:13:26","date_gmt":"2010-03-17T07:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torsaglobal.com\/uncategorized\/uma-and-torsa-renovables-develop-a-system-to-prevent-bird-collisions-with-wind-turbines\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:48:19","slug":"uma-and-torsa-renovables-develop-a-system-to-prevent-bird-collisions-with-wind-turbines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torsaglobal.com\/en\/renewable\/uma-and-torsa-renovables-develop-a-system-to-prevent-bird-collisions-with-wind-turbines\/","title":{"rendered":"UMA and Torsa Renovables develop a system to prevent bird collisions with wind turbines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Torsa Renovables<\/strong>, in collaboration with the Department of Animal Biology at the University of M\u00e1laga (UMA)<\/strong> and through its Research Results Transfer Office (OTRI)<\/strong>, is currently developing a pioneering R&D project in Andalusia aimed at preventing bird collisions with wind turbines in existing wind farms across the region.<\/p>\n

Source: https:\/\/noticias.universia.es\/ciencia-nn-tt\/noticia\/2010\/03\/17\/561165\/uma-torsa-renovables-desarrollan-sistema-evitar-colision-aves-contra-aerogeneradores-eolicos.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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The project was presented by Adelaida de la Calle<\/strong>, Rector of the University of M\u00e1laga, accompanied by Mariano Barroso<\/strong>, President of Torsa, and Mario Vargas<\/strong>, head of the Department of Animal Biology at UMA.<\/p>\n

All three emphasized the project\u2019s importance as a step forward in environmental responsibility<\/strong>\u2014highlighting that it is not only about promoting renewable energy, but also about ensuring it does not result in collateral environmental damage.<\/p>\n

Deterring Birds<\/h3>\n

The research project focuses on developing innovative technology<\/strong> that integrates all necessary detection devices into a single system capable of autonomously reacting to potential collision risks. The system can either trigger a smart shutdown<\/strong> of the turbines or activate deterrent mechanisms<\/strong> to keep birds away from danger zones.<\/p>\n

The outcome of this project, expected to conclude within one year, will enable the creation of a service-oriented company<\/strong> tasked with delivering comprehensive solutions to eliminate bird collisions in wind farms.<\/p>\n

Plans also include the construction of a technology production center<\/strong> at the Andalusian Technology Park (PTA)<\/strong> in M\u00e1laga, where the devices designed for this purpose will be manufactured\u2014giving the company its own in-house production capacity.<\/p>\n

In this aspect, Torsa Renovables<\/strong> will work with DeTect Inc.<\/strong>, a US-based company that supplies one of the world\u2019s most advanced bird detection systems. DeTect\u2019s equipment is used by NASA<\/strong>, the U.S. Department of Defense<\/strong>, and other leading scientific and technological institutions worldwide.<\/p>\n

Environmental organizations and associations have already expressed interest in and support for the project. Its results are expected to provide valuable insights into bird behavior<\/strong>, contributing to greater understanding of both local and global avian fauna<\/strong>, and may lay the groundwork for a potential regulatory initiative<\/strong> in the wind energy sector regarding wildlife protection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Torsa Renovables, in collaboration with the Department of Animal Biology at the University of M\u00e1laga (UMA) and through its Research Results Transfer Office (OTRI), is currently developing a pioneering R&D project in Andalusia aimed at preventing bird collisions with wind turbines in existing wind farms across the region. Source: https:\/\/noticias.universia.es\/ciencia-nn-tt\/noticia\/2010\/03\/17\/561165\/uma-torsa-renovables-desarrollan-sistema-evitar-colision-aves-contra-aerogeneradores-eolicos.html The project was presented by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1077,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[202],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-renewable"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/torsaglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/torsaglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/torsaglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torsaglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torsaglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3691"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/torsaglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5857,"href":"https:\/\/torsaglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3691\/revisions\/5857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torsaglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/torsaglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torsaglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torsaglobal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}