Biologists say 130 birds have caught fire in mid-air while entering an area of concentrated solar energy created by the 110-megawatt Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project (pictured) near Tonopah, Nevada
Posted on 02/24/2015 5:44:40 AM PST by thackney
Solar farm sets 130 birds on FIRE: Extreme glow of power plant ignites creatures mid-air during tests
Around 130 birds have been injured near Tonopah, Nevada
- 'Streamers' caught alight while while entering an area of concentrated solar energy created by the 110-megawatt Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project
- Experts think birds may have been attracted by glow of the farm's tower
- Experts have previously claimed that a California solar array part owned by Google is killing nearly 30,000 birds per year
More than 100 birds have been injured during testing of a new solar power farm.
Biologists say 130 birds caught fire mid-air while entering an area of concentrated solar energy created by the 110-megawatt Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project near Tonopah, Nevada.
Experts believe the birds may have been attracted by the glow of the farm’s tower, but the project’s owners, SolarReserve, say they have found a way to reduce the fatalities.
The solar project is close to being completion and is set to go launch next month.
Thousands of mirrors focus sunlight onto one central tower to melt salt inside it, which will in turn heat water so that steam will turn turbines to generate electricity.
At its peak, the project will produce 110 megawatts of electricity, which will be sold to NV Energy – a firm that powers the majority of homes in Nevada, Rewire reported.
In a test, one third of the project’s 10,000 mirrors were moved to focus sunlight at a point 1,200 feet above ground level – at approximately twice the height of its tower.
It took biologists just an hour and a half to notice the first of the ‘streamers’ – birds that catch fire and leave a trail of smoke in the air -when entering the field of solar energy.
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Another dumbass environmentalist idea “gone bad”.
In other news, Al Gore is still stuck in his lock-box, in an Aspen snow drift.
Report is that they tasted like chicken.
They’re not snail darters (nonnative, but good for blocking development) or deadly predators. So it’s OK.
“extreme glow” “lights on fire”
this is otherwise known as a omnidirectional laser
That thing actually looks pretty cool.
Worlds biggest bug zapper.
I’ll bet the flying insect population is down too.
brilliance personified!
sadly none of these birds were ENDANGERED species or the greenie enviros would already have dismantled the “farm” with pitchforks..
Can you name any “ dumbass environmentalist idea “gone god””
‘streamers’ – birds that catch fire and leave a trail of smoke in the air
note to self proof read before posting
Can you name any “ dumbass environmentalist idea “gone good””
Not yet, anyway.
Not sure how the rest of the film would go, but can't write the whole thing for them. Would be 10/10 opening scene.
It is a design that allows solar power to deliver electrical power more when it is needed, rather than only peaking with the sun.
More info at:
http://www.solarreserve.com/what-we-do/csp-technology/
http://www.solarreserve.com/what-we-do/csp-projects/crescent-dunes/
” birds that catch fire and leave a trail of smoke in the air”
Well Duh!
ahaha no not yet.
Ive always wonder whether someone could engineer an endangered species invasion of some sort ..when needed...
Seems like a little spot of global warming, too. But that's OK as long as algore can make a buck with it.
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