# Wind Farm Bat Monitoring Software

Software for wind farm bat monitoring, curtailment analysis, and regulatory compliance. BioSonic handles nacelle-height recordings at scale with 98.9% F1 accuracy.

## Why Wind Farms Need Bat Monitoring

European regulations (Habitats Directive, EIA requirements) mandate bat monitoring before and after wind turbine installation. Accurate species identification determines curtailment schedules and regulatory compliance. Key frameworks include RENEBAT/ProBat (Germany), Natural England guidelines (UK), and national implementations of the EU Habitats Directive.

## The Challenge

Wind farm bat monitoring generates massive continuous datasets from detectors at nacelle height and ground level. Nacelle recordings contain heavy wind and mechanical noise. Misidentifying species has direct consequences for turbine operation and regulatory compliance.

## How BioSonic Helps

- **98.9% F1 accuracy** for reliable species-level classification at scale
- **13.4x fewer false positives** — critical for noisy nacelle-height recordings
- **Behaviour classification** — separates echolocation, feeding buzzes, and social calls
- **Team collaboration** — multiple biologists work on the same wind farm project simultaneously
- **Cloud-based** — no desktop software to install or maintain

## Customer Reference

COWI, a major Danish engineering consultancy, uses BioSonic for wind farm bat monitoring across Denmark.

> "What sets BioSonic apart is their exceptional accuracy, both in species identification and in filtering out noise. They're truly at the top."
> — Peter Sivertsen, Biologist, COWI (Denmark)

## Related Pages

- [COWI Case Study](https://biosonic.io/cowi)
- [Benchmarks](https://biosonic.io/benchmarks)
- [Compare Bat Analysis Software](https://biosonic.io/compare)