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B-finder is breakthrough patented system for wind power sector. B-finder gives the industry and government administration simple, automatic, universal, worldwide, onshore and offshore ready, transparent tool for bat & bird mortality monitoring.
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The basic principle of B-finder is the sequence of recordings of animal falling across the sensor zones. The fall of dead or injured animals has different parameters than the flight of those alive. B-finder system differentiates between them and reports only the fatalities. The monitoring results are available online for the user including information about the time of collision and the location of the carcass.
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Interview with ChatGPT about the future of bats and birds post-construction monitorin
Interview with ChatGPT about the future of bats and birds post-construction monitorin
Interview with ChatGPT about the future of bats and birds post-construction monitoring Posted 27 April, 2023 B-finder system collects huge amount of data, especially images. So, we are using some …
Technology backed by strong IP
Technology backed by strong IP
Technology backed by strong IP posted on March 28, 2022 The simplicity of gravity and the elegance of geometry make B-finder system scalable measurement equipment ready to assembly on every …
B-finder is multi-tool for wind farm monitoring
B-finder is multi-tool for wind farm monitoring
B-finder is multi-tool for wind farm monitoring posted on November 26, 2020 A smartphone is great device, because of the number of functionalities they have in one place. The primary …
Lidar application in B-finder system
Lidar application in B-finder system
Lidar application in B-finder system posted on November 3, 2020 Bats from Wuhan, thermal cameras on airports, wait, what airports? 2020 is a bit interesting and maybe that is the …
R&D report for B-finder T-series
R&D report for B-finder T-series
R&D report for B-finder T-series posted on November 26, 2019 We are proud to share the results of 24 month tests of B-finder technology, T-series (configurations TB50, TB100, TBSN50, …
B-finder system test drive
B-finder system test drive
B-finder system test drive posted on October 8, 2019 Our followers from wind power industry and research often ask about the reliability of B-finder system. As long as B-finder …
Visual searching for carcass is Sisyphean task!
Visual searching for carcass is Sisyphean task!
Visual searching for carcass is Sisyphean task! posted on July 16, 2019 Before B-finder the visual searching was the only method of bat and bird fatality monitoring on wind …
How much does the curtailment cost?
How much does the curtailment cost?
How much does the curtailment cost? posted on June 13, 2019 End of May 2019 I have visited the U.S., where B-finder booth was open during American Wind Energy …
Sherlock Holmes under wind turbine
Sherlock Holmes under wind turbine
Sherlock Holmes under wind turbine posted on May 29, 2019 Previous methods of bat and bird mortality monitoring usually assumed that all carcasses found near wind turbines are victims …
How we test B-finder technology?
How we test B-finder technology?
How we test B-finder technology? posted on April 26, 2019 In 2017 our company EMPEKO have started project co-financed by the National Centre for Research and Development with the …
Before you slow down your turbine, the animal will fly 500m in any direction
Before you slow down your turbine, the animal will fly 500m in any direction
Before you slow down your turbine, the animal will fly 500m in any direction posted on April 17, 2019 Periodic shutdown of selected turbines during the highest risk periods …
Bats and wind power – introduction
Bats and wind power – introduction
Bats and wind power – introduction posted on April 8, 2019 We know more than 1300 bats species around the world. In the IUCN red list 91 species was …
Bat and bird mortality monitoring on offshore wind
Bat and bird mortality monitoring on offshore wind
Bat and bird mortality monitoring on offshore wind posted on March 26, 2019 It is built more and more offshore wind farms, particularly in northern Europe and eastern Asia …
Birds threatened and not threatened by collisions
Birds threatened and not threatened by collisions
Birds threatened and not threatened by collisions posted on March 26, 2019 Let’s identify, which birds species die as result of collision with wind turbines. In European database there are …
B-finder
TEAM
B-finder Team is rooted in EMPEKO – one of most seasoned polish wildlife research company with 15 years of experience in +450 projects.
JanB-finder GIS Specialist Graduated at Geosciences Department – Adam Mickiewicz University (Poznan): M.Sc. in geography (specialization: Geoinformation). Experience in GIS analytics for bats & birds research and environmental monitoring & supervision during wind farms construction.
JózefB-finder Automation Manager M.Sc., Eng., degree in Automation and Robotics at the Cracow University of Technology (specialisation: Industrial Systems Multimedia), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Alumni of electronics technical high school. Experience in CAD design, astronomical telescope mechanism design, design of plastic elements and electrronic technical support engineer.
MichałB-finder Team Leader Entrepreneur, biologist and innovator with 11 years experience in environmental consultancy for wind power industry. He holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. in biology, studied technical environmental protection in Berlin, European integration in Warsaw (postgraduate) and management in Barcelona (AMP).
MiłoszB-finder IT Developer M.Sc. in computing science and Ph.D. studies at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan. Experience in 3D programing. Successful participant of numerous competitions like Polish Academic Championships in Team Programming 2013, Central Europe Regional Contest 2015 , Microsoft Imagine Cup 2016.
PawełB-finder Chief Scientific Ph.D. in biological sciences. International doctoral studies in Natural Sciences at the Polish Academy of Sciences (Krakow). Graduated at the University of Wroclaw: B.Sc. and M.Sc. in environmental protection (specialization: Ecology and Protection of Animals). Zoologist with many years of professional experience.
SupportB-finder Back Office The support crew of accountants, attorneys and consultants.
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B-finder project is supported up to now by $1.000.000 governmental grants and $300.000 own cash of EMPEKO S.A. and the inventor.
