Birds Burned Solar Panels

Billions of birds die annually from collisions with windows communication towers wind turbines and other human made objects.

Birds burned solar panels. Meanwhile wind turbines and solar panels are going up at a record pace and scientists are reporting a full blown crisis in the disappearance of 29 percent of north american birds. Reporting from nipton calif. A macabre fireworks show unfolds each day along i 15 west of las vegas as birds fly into concentrated beams of sunlight and are instantly incinerated leaving wisps. So is it true.

So why is this happening. Though damage to the solar panels is minimal officials. Well it s mainly due to the plant s overall design and location. Does solar power kill a lot of birds.

The answer is no. This is even a problem for solar panel facilities which see up to 138 000 bird deaths per year in the us from collisions with equipment. This is true whether the technology is photovoltaic panels or solar thermal collectors. One reason is that birds see a reflection of the sky in the object and think they re flying into an unobstructed path.

The sight of a bird being fried to death is so common at the ivanpah solar plant in california s mojave desert that workers have nicknamed the smouldering birds streamers because they leave tiny wisps of white smoke behind as they burn up in the sky. This is even a problem for solar panel facilities which see up to 138 000 bird deaths per year in the us from collisions with equipment. Solar power installed by residents either on their roof or a ground installation do not harm birds at all. The third facility studied was the ivanpah solar electric generating system in bernardino county calif where birds can be burned as they pass through concentrated sunrays that are reflected off.