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The IRIDA AI Technologies team at the company exhibition stand at a European wind industry event

9 November 2026Events

IRIDA on the road in 2026: five industry events across Europe

From Barcelona to Paris, IRIDA met wind operators and developers at five industry events in 2026, presenting Bird Protect™ Ultra, Agro and the full wildlife protection portfolio.

Technicians installing Bird Protect cameras on a wind turbine tower at an RWE wind farm

27 October 2026Projects

RWE, Edison and Greenvolt choose IRIDA for 63 new systems

New contracts in Italy, Spain and Romania bring Bird Protect™ to 63 more turbines on Vestas, Nordex and GE Vernova platforms.

3D render of Bird Protect Ultra camera units and their detection fields on a wind turbine

22 September 2026Products

IRIDA presents Bird Protect Ultra and Bird Protect Agro at WindEnergy Hamburg 2026

At WindEnergy Hamburg 2026, IRIDA presented Bird Protect™ Ultra, with real-time species recognition, and Bird Protect™ Agro, which handles shutdowns during farm work.

Map showing IRIDA's worldwide Bird Protect installations across Europe and beyond

6 August 2026Company

100 new Bird Protect installations in 2026, 485 worldwide

IRIDA passes 100 new Bird Protect™ installations in 2026, across six countries, bringing its global fleet to 485 systems.

Looking up the tower of a wind turbine at RWE's Mondonuovo wind farm in Italy

9 July 2026Projects

400 images a second: IRIDA's bird monitoring goes live at RWE's Mondonuovo wind farm

16 AI cameras and 128 megapixels of sensing capacity now watch the airspace at RWE's Mondonuovo wind farm in Italy, analysing more than 400 images every second.

Operators monitoring wind farm systems on multiple screens in a control room

10 March 2026Partnerships

IRIDA and ZEPHIROS partner for 24/7 global monitoring of Bird Protect systems

Under a new strategic partnership, ZEPHIROS will provide 24/7/365 remote monitoring and first-level technical support for IRIDA's Bird Protect™ systems worldwide.

Aerial view of an offshore wind farm at sunset, part of IRIDA's 2025 year in review

10 February 2026Company

2025 in review: first bird protection systems in South Korea and Romania, 400+ installations and a new home

In 2025, IRIDA installed the first bird protection systems in South Korea and Romania, passed 400 installations worldwide and moved into new headquarters in Athens.

Offshore wind turbines at the ANMA project off the coast of South Korea

22 October 2025Projects

IRIDA brings AI bird protection to offshore wind in South Korea with the ANMA project

IRIDA will deliver 38 Bird Protect™ Offshore systems to the 532 MW ANMA offshore wind farm in South Korea, developed by Equis, for client COTRI, in a contract worth more than €2 million.

4 May 2025In the media

IRIDA featured on ANT1 with Vodafone Business

IRIDA AI Technologies appeared in a Vodafone Business feature on Greek TV channel ANT1.

8 January 2025In the media

IRIDA interviewed on Naftemporiki TV

In a 12-minute interview on Naftemporiki TV, IRIDA talks about AI-powered wildlife protection for wind farms.

2 September 2024In the media

IRIDA on Monokeros

IRIDA AI Technologies talks to Monokeros, the TV show about business and startups, about Forest Protect™, its AI early wildfire detection for wind farms.

George Diakomanolis receiving the NBG Business Seeds award for Forest Protect

10 July 2024Awards

Forest Protect wins 2nd prize at NBG Business Seeds

IRIDA's Forest Protect™ early wildfire detection system won 2nd prize and €10,000 in the 14th NBG Business Seeds Innovation & Technology Competition of the National Bank of Greece.

16 April 2024In the media

Bird Protect™ on Euronews Witness

Euronews International presented IRIDA's Bird Protect™ system on its Witness programme.