IRIDA presents Bird Protect Ultra and Bird Protect Agro at WindEnergy Hamburg 2026
At WindEnergy Hamburg 2026 (22–25 September), IRIDA AI Technologies presented two additions to its wildlife protection portfolio: Bird Protect™ Ultra and Bird Protect™ Agro.
Bird Protect™ Ultra: maximum precision for sensitive habitats
Ultra is IRIDA's most advanced bird protection system. It combines static and PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) cameras, recognises species in real time, including protected species, and models likely flight paths. It is designed for sites near sensitive habitats, where permits often name specific species and every curtailment decision has to be justified.
Bird Protect™ Agro: compliance during farm work
Many wind farm permits require turbines to stop while land in the protection zone is ploughed, harvested or mowed, because farm work attracts birds of prey. Agro uses optical and thermal cameras to detect agricultural machinery inside a defined zone. It triggers the required turbine shutdown automatically and creates a compliance record, so operators no longer need to rely on manual reporting.
Both systems join the Bird Protect™, Bat Protect™ and Forest Protect™ portfolio and run on the same platform and the same Shutdown on Demand logic.
At the show, the IRIDA team met operators, developers and partners at Stand A4.258 to discuss how AI can protect wildlife while keeping wind farms productive.
Read more: Bird Protect™ Ultra
About IRIDA AI Technologies: an Athens-based green-tech company that protects birds, bats and forests at wind farms with AI. Its Bird Protect™, Bat Protect™ and Forest Protect™ systems detect wildlife and wildfire in real time and trigger automated turbine responses through Shutdown on Demand. IRIDA has 643 systems installed and contracted at 93 wind farms in 12 countries on 2 continents. Protecting biodiversity. Enabling wind energy.
