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Videos Reveal Birds, Bats and Bugs near (Ivanpah) Solar Project Power Towers
https://www.usgs.gov/news/videos-reveal-birds-bats-and-bugs-near-solar-project-power-towers[font face=Serif][font size=5]Videos Reveal Birds, Bats and Bugs near Solar Project Power Towers[/font]
Release Date: July 27, 2016
[font size=4]Video surveillance is the most effective method for detecting animals flying around solar power towers, according to a study of various techniques by the U.S. Geological Survey and its partners at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System facility in southeastern California.[/font]
[font size=3]Video surveillance is the most effective method for detecting animals flying around solar power towers, according to a study of various techniques by the U.S. Geological Survey and its partners at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System facility in southeastern California.
This study is the first to examine a variety of remote sensing and sampling techniques to determine which technology might be most effective for monitoring how solar power facilities impact flying animals. The information will be used to further study the effects of solar power infrastructure on flying animals -- a subject about which little is known -- and to develop ways to lessen harmful effects.
At Ivanpah, evidence of flying animals impacted by intense heat near the solar towers had been observed. The new study showed that although birds and bats were occasionally seen near the towers at Ivanpah, most observations involved insects.
[font size=2]Length: 26
The video shows small smoking objects (insects) and a larger object (bird) as it begins to smoke when entering the solar flux. The turquoise window is the thermal camera view of this same event. Robb Diehl , USGSPublic domain[/font]
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[font size=2]Length: 37
The video shows smaller smoking objects (insects). Dark objects (birds) are flying above the tower. We are uncertain of the origin of dark trails following the birds. Robb Diehl , USGSPublic domain[/font]
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The article “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Wildlife Detection and Observation Technologies at a Solar Power Tower Facility” is published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE.
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Release Date: July 27, 2016
[font size=4]Video surveillance is the most effective method for detecting animals flying around solar power towers, according to a study of various techniques by the U.S. Geological Survey and its partners at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System facility in southeastern California.[/font]
[font size=3]Video surveillance is the most effective method for detecting animals flying around solar power towers, according to a study of various techniques by the U.S. Geological Survey and its partners at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System facility in southeastern California.
This study is the first to examine a variety of remote sensing and sampling techniques to determine which technology might be most effective for monitoring how solar power facilities impact flying animals. The information will be used to further study the effects of solar power infrastructure on flying animals -- a subject about which little is known -- and to develop ways to lessen harmful effects.
At Ivanpah, evidence of flying animals impacted by intense heat near the solar towers had been observed. The new study showed that although birds and bats were occasionally seen near the towers at Ivanpah, most observations involved insects.
[font size=2]Length: 26
The video shows small smoking objects (insects) and a larger object (bird) as it begins to smoke when entering the solar flux. The turquoise window is the thermal camera view of this same event. Robb Diehl , USGSPublic domain[/font]
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[font size=2]Length: 37
The video shows smaller smoking objects (insects). Dark objects (birds) are flying above the tower. We are uncertain of the origin of dark trails following the birds. Robb Diehl , USGSPublic domain[/font]
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The article “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Wildlife Detection and Observation Technologies at a Solar Power Tower Facility” is published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE.
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