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Geselecteerde taal: EN Locatie: Rijswijk Werken op afstand: Hybrid Opleidingsniveau: Master Uren per week: 32-40 hours/week Vacancy 1489
About this position
Twice a year, once in Spring and once in Summer, millions of songbirds traverse the Netherlands during their seasonal migration. As offshore wind energy is rapidly expanding, migratory birds may fly in proximity to wind turbines, thereby facing an increased risk of collision. If we can successfully simulate birds flying through offshore wind farms, we can improve predictions of collision risks during these mass migration events and/or improve wind farm layouts and operations to reduce those risks.
What will be your role?
At TNO, we are developing an agent-based model to simulate the flight of migratory birds through offshore wind farms. The model aims to capture a range of behaviours, from macro-avoidance of entire wind farms to micro-avoidance and collision risk at the level of individual turbines. In this project you will further adapt this agent-based model to (1) simulate bird flight behaviour as realistically as possible based on actual measurements, and (2) use the model to test how different wind farm layouts affect predicted collision risks. The insights of this model will support ecological impact assessments and can help in improving the design of future nature-inclusive wind farms.