PrediCtOr: Prevalence of Seabird Species and Collision Events in Offshore Wind Farms

Status: Active

Start Date: November 2023

Lead Organisation: Carbon Trust under the Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP)

One of the components of ensuring a thriving biodiversity around offshore wind projects is reducing bird collision risk, which also plays a pivotal role in consenting for offshore wind farms. However, lack of coordinated monitoring methodology and insufficient empirical data means collision risk predictions have a high level of uncertainty.

The PrediCtOr project aims to develop a coordinated and harmonised approach to reducing uncertainties related to bird collision risk and influencing factors in offshore wind farms. The efforts are directed at increasing the accuracy of collision risk estimates, therefore reducing consenting risk and potentially consenting time for offshore windfarm projects.