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Zwei Arbeiter installieren mit einer Hebebühne eine Kamera am Turm einer Windkraftanlage.

26. Aug 2025
Viola Heinzen

 

ProTecBird equips 11 additional wind farms with anti-collision systems

In 2025, ProTecBird  was awarded contracts to equip 11 wind farms with state-of-the-art AI-based anti-collision systems (AKS). By March 2026, a total of 241 AKS will be delivered to protect 158 wind turbines from bird collisions – a milestone that demonstrates how high-tech nature conservation and renewable energy can go hand in hand. This initiative marks one of the largest projects for the protection of endangered bird species in Europe and sends a strong signal for an energy transition in harmony with nature.
These wind farms already rely on ProTecBird’s innovative bird protection – or will soon be equipped with state-of-the-art AI-based anti-collision systems, including projects with wind
  • Kelme Wind Farm, Ignitis, Lithuania – 84 systems
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    Protected species: Lesser spotted eagle, common buzzard, sparrowhawk, honey buzzard, marsh harrier, Montagu’s harrier, goshawk, white stork, black stork.
  • Akmene Wind Farm, Enefit Green, Lithuania – 10 systems
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    Protected species: Lesser spotted eagle, common buzzard, sparrowhawk, crane, white stork.
  • Blacy Wind Farm, EWZ, France – 8 systems.
    
Protected species: Kestrel, red kite, black kite, crane
  • Senj Wind Farm, Energija Projekt, Croatia – 6 systems.
    
Protected species: Golden eagle, short-toed eagle, griffon vulture.
  • Targale Wind Farm, Utilitas, Latvia – 20 systems.
    
Protected species: Red kite, white-tailed eagle, lesser spotted eagle, common buzzard, white stork, black stork
  • Vaale-Wacken Wind Farm, Cimbergy, Germany – 15 systems.
    
Protected species: White stork, red kite, marsh harrier.
  • Dirkshof Wind Farm Reußenköge, Community-owned, Germany – 23 systems
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    Protected species: White-tailed eagle.
  • Kelme 2 Wind Farm, Enefit Green, Lithuania – 13 systems.
    
Protected species: Lesser spotted eagle, common buzzard, sparrowhawk, crane, white stork, black stork.
  • Telsiai Wind Farm, Utilitas/Latvenergo, Lithuania – 26 systems.
    
Protected species: Lesser spotted eagle, common buzzard, marsh harrier, white-tailed eagle
  • Gnutz-Timmaspe Wind Farm, Community-owned, Germany – 19 systems
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    Protected species: Red kite.
  • Vrataruša Wind Farm, Seland, Croatia – 17 systems.
    Protected species: Golden eagle, short-toed eagle, griffon vulture.


The strong demand began immediately after the certification of the AVES Wind® AKS system by the german Environmental Agency of Schleswig-Holstein in August 2024. The innovative system combines high-resolution, movable cameras with AI-powered tracking software. It now reliably detects 14 protected bird species in real time, tracks their flight paths in three dimensions, and automatically initiates a temporary curtailment of the turbine in case of collision risk. This ensures that collisions are effectively avoided without unnecessarily reducing energy yield.
“The feedback from our customers clearly shows that with AVES Wind® AKS we have hit the mark in the industry,” says Ingolf Keba, CFO of ProTecBird. “In particular, the high detection accuracy, the very low number of false triggers, and the seamless integration into existing infrastructure are consistently emphasized.”
Several customers have already commissioned follow-up projects, and additional orders have been placed for the coming year. ProTecBird expects to equip at least 15 more wind farms with AVES Wind® AKS in 2026.

 

Image: Installation AVES Wind®AKS ©ProTecBird

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Zwei Arbeiter installieren mit einer Hebebühne eine Kamera am Turm einer Windkraftanlage.

26. Aug 2025
Viola Heinzen

 

ProTecBird equips 11 additional wind farms with anti-collision systems

In 2025, ProTecBird  was awarded contracts to equip 11 wind farms with state-of-the-art AI-based anti-collision systems (AKS). By March 2026, a total of 241 AKS will be delivered to protect 158 wind turbines from bird collisions – a milestone that demonstrates how high-tech nature conservation and renewable energy can go hand in hand. This initiative marks one of the largest projects for the protection of endangered bird species in Europe and sends a strong signal for an energy transition in harmony with nature.
These wind farms already rely on ProTecBird’s innovative bird protection – or will soon be equipped with state-of-the-art AI-based anti-collision systems, including projects with wind
  • Kelme Wind Farm, Ignitis, Lithuania – 84 systems
.
    Protected species: Lesser spotted eagle, common buzzard, sparrowhawk, honey buzzard, marsh harrier, Montagu’s harrier, goshawk, white stork, black stork.
  • Akmene Wind Farm, Enefit Green, Lithuania – 10 systems
.
    Protected species: Lesser spotted eagle, common buzzard, sparrowhawk, crane, white stork.
  • Blacy Wind Farm, EWZ, France – 8 systems.
    
Protected species: Kestrel, red kite, black kite, crane
  • Senj Wind Farm, Energija Projekt, Croatia – 6 systems.
    
Protected species: Golden eagle, short-toed eagle, griffon vulture.
  • Targale Wind Farm, Utilitas, Latvia – 20 systems.
    
Protected species: Red kite, white-tailed eagle, lesser spotted eagle, common buzzard, white stork, black stork
  • Vaale-Wacken Wind Farm, Cimbergy, Germany – 15 systems.
    
Protected species: White stork, red kite, marsh harrier.
  • Dirkshof Wind Farm Reußenköge, Community-owned, Germany – 23 systems
.
    Protected species: White-tailed eagle.
  • Kelme 2 Wind Farm, Enefit Green, Lithuania – 13 systems.
    
Protected species: Lesser spotted eagle, common buzzard, sparrowhawk, crane, white stork, black stork.
  • Telsiai Wind Farm, Utilitas/Latvenergo, Lithuania – 26 systems.
    
Protected species: Lesser spotted eagle, common buzzard, marsh harrier, white-tailed eagle
  • Gnutz-Timmaspe Wind Farm, Community-owned, Germany – 19 systems
.
    Protected species: Red kite.
  • Vrataruša Wind Farm, Seland, Croatia – 17 systems.
    Protected species: Golden eagle, short-toed eagle, griffon vulture.


The strong demand began immediately after the certification of the AVES Wind® AKS system by the german Environmental Agency of Schleswig-Holstein in August 2024. The innovative system combines high-resolution, movable cameras with AI-powered tracking software. It now reliably detects 14 protected bird species in real time, tracks their flight paths in three dimensions, and automatically initiates a temporary curtailment of the turbine in case of collision risk. This ensures that collisions are effectively avoided without unnecessarily reducing energy yield.
“The feedback from our customers clearly shows that with AVES Wind® AKS we have hit the mark in the industry,” says Ingolf Keba, CFO of ProTecBird. “In particular, the high detection accuracy, the very low number of false triggers, and the seamless integration into existing infrastructure are consistently emphasized.”
Several customers have already commissioned follow-up projects, and additional orders have been placed for the coming year. ProTecBird expects to equip at least 15 more wind farms with AVES Wind® AKS in 2026.

 

Image: Installation AVES Wind®AKS ©ProTecBird

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