Solar Panels Harming Birds

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

Solar panels harming birds.

Birds can be killed when they smash into the facility s solar panels the investigation concluded. This is true whether the technology is photovoltaic panels or solar thermal collectors. One reason is that birds see a reflection of the sky in the object and think they re flying into an unobstructed path. 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.

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. In fact birds will often nest in the space between your solar panels and the roof because it provides a nice protected area. Solar power installed by residents either on their roof or a ground installation do not harm birds at all.