Birds Burned Solar Panels

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.

Birds burned solar panels.

Reporting from nipton calif. Birds love the shelter provided underneath solar panels and can deposit significant droppings and nesting materials. 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. 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.

Though damage to the solar panels is minimal officials. Well it s mainly due to the plant s overall design and location. The link between solar facilities and bird deaths is still unclear. 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.

So why is this happening. Birds also can land on top of the panels. Rodents like squirrels also commonly travel under the panels and chew wiring.