Saint Brieuc offshore wind farm bird monitoring and avian analysis
The first results of the birds monitoring system have been collected at the Saint Brieuc IBERDROLA’s offshore wind farm.
Delivered in partnership with EVIDEN, Micro Shelter Solution is the main technical system integrator of this solution that combines DHI MUSE software, TERMA radars and FLIR cameras.
With these sensors integrated at key locations within the wind farm and housed inside the stainless steel Micro Shelter enclosures, the collection of data has happened for several months. Their analysis shows already impressive performance in detection and tracking of different bird species.
Massive volume of information are being stored and share with IBERDROLA’s team.
An example of the videos recorded shows a gannet safely flying between the turbines, and preparing a dive for fish. It has been automatically detected by radar, and tracked subsequently by long range day/night camera. Artificial intelligence is used for automatic species recognition.
The Micro Shelter is an ideal small data centre which has the flexibility and transportability required for such context, offering high protection from the very adverse offshore environment, securing access to the sensitive electronics, and offering extensive remote status indications.
Micro Shelter Solution is involved in Coastal Surveillance, offshore platforms and wind farms development, and other similar projects around the world.
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