Birds Exploding Over Solar Panels

One leading theory suggests birds mistake the glare from solar panels for the surface of a lake and swoop in for a landing with.

Birds exploding over 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. The link between solar facilities and bird deaths is still unclear. But there s hardly any science examining how many birds deaths are caused solar. Birds can be killed when they smash into the facility s solar panels the investigation concluded.

Birds bursting into flames above solar farm stirs calls to slow expansion the ivanpah solar electric generating system is seen in an aerial view on february 20 2014 in the mojave desert in california near primm nevada. 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 of white smoke against the blue. Yes birds have died at solar photovoltaic projects some of them from crashing into panels or other infrastructure.