• New study finds bird–turbine collision risk significantly lower than previously assumed.
• Research shows over 99.8% avoidance rate as migratory birds rarely enter turbine rotor areas.
• Findings demonstrate that offshore wind energy and bird protection can successfully coexist.

Using advanced bird radar and AI-enabled cameras over 1.5 years at a coastal site in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, the research found:

• Avoidance rates above 99.8% – meaning birds rarely enter turbine rotor areas.
• No link between migration intensity and collisions – even during peak nocturnal migration.

These findings provide robust, data-driven evidence that wind energy and bird protection can coexist.

Skyborn is proud to have initiated, organised and co-financed the study together with BWO partners. Our colleague Freerk Nanninga, Senior Permit Manager & Environmental Specialist at Skyborn, led the project steering committee.

Building on this work, Skyborn will deploy an even more advanced monitoring system at our Gennaker offshore wind project from 2027.

Full report can be found here: https://bwo-offshorewind.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/The-collision-risk-of-migrating-birds-at-wind-farms.pdf

About Skyborn Renewables

Skyborn is an accomplished offshore wind developer and operator with more than 20 years’ experience, headquartered in Germany. The company’s capabilities cover the entire offshore wind value chain, including greenfield development, project engineering and design, procurement, financing, corporate power purchase agreements, construction management and asset management. Skyborn is a portfolio company of New York based Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a leading infrastructure investor and part of Blackrock.

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