Wind turbines generate climate-friendly electricity, but they can pose a danger to migratory birds. A study led by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) published in Nature Sustainability shows that weather radar data could be used to reduce the risk of collisions with only a minimal impact on electricity production: by strategically shutting down turbines when particularly large numbers of birds are in flight.

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