Birds Fried By Solar Panels

There is growing evidence that birds flying in the vicinity of a solar thermal power project in california s mojave desert are being injured and even killed either by the solar heat that s focused.

Birds fried by solar panels.

Therefore audubon reports even if wind turbines are retrofitted. Bird barrier offers a solar panel protection kit to prevent birds from getting under the panels. But that hypothesis is from a human perspective. The bright blades and lights in turbines and solar panels actually attract birds and the insects they eat.

Every species of bird. Well it s mainly due to the plant s overall design and location. One leading theory suggests birds mistake the glare from solar panels for the surface of a lake and swoop in for a landing with deadly results. Bird problems and solutions.

So why is this happening.