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Wind Energy Experience
We possess extensive on-the-ground experience in wind energy developments throughout the US
Dr. Morrison served for over 8 years as the primary biological consultant to NRELs Bird-Wind Energy Program; duties included:
Monitor and review all NREL-funded studies in area of environmental impacts of wind energy, including especially impacts on birds, bats, and other wildlife species
Develop NREL RFPs for research and monitoring in bird-wind energy
Consult with industry to reach collaborative agreements on implementing monitoring programs and management actions
Assist with studies designed to lessen impacts of wind energy developments on wildlife
Attend numerous meetings, workshops, and conferences on impacts of wind energy developments on the environment
Consult with multiple government regulatory agencies concerning environmental impacts of wind energy developments
Clients and collaborators include:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (DOE)
National Wind Coordinating Committee
California Energy Commission
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Oregon Department of Energy
Versar, Inc (Virginia)
WEST, Inc. (Wyoming)
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (through subcontract with EDAW)
Projects conducted as subcontractor to NREL:
National Wind Technical Center, NREL, Golden, CO
Cares Wind Farm, Klickitat Co., WA
Ponnequin Wind Energy Project, Weld Co., CO
Norris Hill WRA, Montana
Altamont Pass WRA repowering, CA
Plum Island, New York (New York Power Authority)
Tehachapi Pass WRA, CA
San Gorgonio WRA, CA
Wind Energy Publications
Morrison, M.L. 2002. Searcher bias and scavenging rates in bird/wind energy studies. National renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado. NREL/SR-500-30876. 5pp.
Anderson, R., M.L. Morrison, K. Sinclair, and D. Strickland. 1999. Studying wind energy/bird interactions: a guidance document. National Wind Coordinating Committee, Washington, D.C.
Harmata, A.R., K.M. Podruzny, J.R. Zelenak, and M.L. Morrison. 1999. Passage rates and timing of bird migration in Montana. American Midland Naturalist 143:30-40.
Harmata, A.R., K.M. Podruzny, J.R. Zelenak, and M.L. Morrison. 1999. Using marine surveillance radar to study bird movements and impact assessment. Wildlife Society Bulletin 27:44-52.
Morrison, M.L., K.H. Pollock, A.L. Oberg, and K.C. Sinclair. 1998. Predicting the response of bird populations to wind-energy related deaths. Pages 157-164 in W. Musial and D. Berg (tech. eds.), 1998 ASME Wind Energy Symposium. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY.
Morrison, M.L., and K.H. Pollock. 1997. Development of a practical modeling framework for estimating the impact of wind technology on bird populations. National renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado. NREL/SR-440-23088. 32pp.
Morrison, M.L. 1998. Avian risk and fatality protocol. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado. NREL/SR-500-24997.
Sinclair, K.C., and M.L. Morrison. 1997. Overview of the U.S. Department of Energy/National Renewable Energy Laboratory avian research program. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado. NREL/CP-440-23115.
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