Helikite

aerial-deployment

Tethered helium kite carrying ultrasonic recording equipment to ~100 m altitude. The only practical method for recording bat echolocation in the rotor-swept zone of operating wind turbines without using the turbine itself as a platform.

Systems that use this

Flight Tracker Quantitative bat and bird flight tracking for wind-energy projects. Outputs support bird-and-bat management plans, EPBC referrals, and related regulatory frameworks.