Partners
DeTect, Inc.
Radar-based bird and bat monitoring for wind energy
WISE Group works with DeTect, Inc., a US radar specialist whose MERLIN systems were developed to detect and track small biological targets (birds and bats) in the airspace around wind turbines. DeTect combine radar with camera and acoustic sensors and a real-time analytics platform, delivered as bird and bat monitoring and mitigation systems for onshore and offshore wind.
What DeTect brings
- Radar built for the target. DeTect pioneered radar capable of tracking small biological targets, and continue to develop both the hardware and the platform that interprets it.
- Sensor fusion. Radar, camera and acoustic sensors classified together, which reduces false positives compared with any one sensor alone.
- Real-time risk assessment. Movement data processed into collision-risk assessment as it is collected.
- Shutdown-on-demand. Integration with turbine control systems, so turbines can be curtailed when risk is elevated and returned to service when it passes.
- Reporting built for compliance. Dashboards, historical trend analysis and audit-ready documentation, with long-term data storage.
Applications run from pre-construction wildlife risk assessment through operational monitoring and adaptive mitigation to long-term environmental data programmes.
Why this partnership matters
Radar and camera-based monitoring answer different questions about the same airspace. Working with both DeTect and Spoor lets WISE Group specify whichever combination a site and its consent conditions call for, rather than fitting the project to a single technology.
What WISE Group adds is the delivery: siting, power, enclosures, communications, installation offshore and onshore, and integration of telemetry into Orbalux, plus support for the life of the asset. See radar-based bird and bat monitoring for how it comes together.
Where to next
Explore how our work with DeTect fits into the systems we deliver.
In this area: All partners · About us · Spoor
Related systems: Radar-based bird and bat monitoring · Wildlife monitoring · Offshore wind
Also useful: Service and support · Sensors
Useful to include
- Your project or asset, and where it is
- What has to be measured or monitored
- Your timeline
What happens next
We review your requirement.
We recommend how the technology fits your system.
You get a scope for delivery, installation and support.
Get in touch
Planning bird and bat monitoring for a wind project? Tell us about the site and its consent conditions.
You can also contact us directly.