Bird Deaths Due To Solar Panels

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

Bird deaths due to solar panels. Though damage to the solar panels is minimal officials. 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. Meanwhile we ve built more wind turbines. 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.

One reason is that birds see a reflection of the sky in the object and think they re flying into an unobstructed path. Bird scientist shawn smallwood testified that one large solar farm alone the ivanpah solar panel project in california likely kills 28 380 birds annually. Bird deaths from solar farms have been estimated to be relatively low though a u s. But there s hardly any science examining how many birds deaths are caused solar.

This results in birds colliding with the surface of the panels. Federal biologists say about 6 000 birds die from collisions or immolation annually while chasing flying insects around the facility s three 40 story towers which catch sunlight from five square. The link between solar facilities and bird deaths is still unclear. According to the audubon society these birds deaths are related to large solar photovoltaic installations in the desert which to waterfowl can appear to look like bodies of water due to the reflectivity of the panels.

The other solar farms analyzed by the investigators were of the newfangled trough and solar power. One leading theory suggests birds mistake the glare from solar panels for the surface of a lake and swoop in for a landing with.