Post by
BayWall on Oct 04, 2020 10:43am
Birds
Every energy source has impact. Yes wind turbines and birds have an uneasy relationship, but---In 2016, a first-of-its-kind study estimated that the hundreds of utility-scale solar farms around the US may kill nearly 140,000 birds annually. Thats less than one-tenth of one percent of the estimated number of birds killed by fossil-fuel power plants (through collisions, electrocution, and poisoning), but the researchers expected that number to nearly triple as planned solar farms come online. The link between solar facilities and bird deaths is still unclear. 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. --Maybe the birds are blinded and that's it.
Comment by
BayWall on Oct 04, 2020 3:41pm
Proper siting for a wind-farm is key. Bird migration routes identified and avoided.