" BUSHFIRE RISKThe bushfire risk posed by a wind farm will vary depending on its location. Most windfarms are located in areas dominated by farming activities including grazing, fodderproduction and cropping. Often the predominant bushfire risk in areas like this is alreadypresent before the wind farm is built in the form of existing vegetation and electricalinfrastructure. In these circumstances a wind farm will not result in a material increase infire risk, and will often actually reduce bushfire risk through improved access (from newlybuilt tracks), additional firefighting water supplies which are supplied by the wind farm,and the management of vegetation in areas surrounding wind farm infrastructure. "

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Contentious Delburn wind project pilots AI bushfire detection technology

US bushfire detection technology is being trialled at the contentious Delburn wind farm for the next four months, as the developer behind the project gears up for construction.

The wind farm is the first to be built within a plantation in Australia had attracted significant public opposition and the potential risk of bushfire is one of the charges laid against it.

Two cameras from bushfire detection company Pano AI were set up a few months ago in the centre of the site area.

These cameras each have a 30km radius on a clear day, although clouds and other environmental factors can reduce this.

An algorithm detects smoke and fire to indicate the possibility of a bushfire, and can ‘see’ a plume of up to 100m in order to capture possible outbreaks in valleys. That data is verified by Pano staff who send a real-time alert to fire fighting brigades, to the wind farm operator and plantation owner HVP Plantations.

https://reneweconomy.com.au/contentious-delburn-wind-project-pilots-ai-bushfire-detection-technology/