So, they stop the blades of giant wind turbines, meaning they aren’t turning to produce some energy?
Eagles Kept Dying At These Wyoming Wind Farms – Until Automated Cameras Stepped In
While they should go hand in hand, wildlife conservation and clean energy projects often find themselves at odds. In some areas, for example, birds can’t tell the difference between solar panels and lakes, which affects their migratory pattern, and wind turbines are known to cause bird fatalities. To help protect birds — including the protected golden eagle — the Top of the World Windpower Project in Wyoming installed a system of cameras, called IdentiFlight, that detects objects flying towards turbines.
The IdentiFlight cameras use artificial intelligence track approaching birds and, if the bird flies too close to a turbine, the technology will temporarily stop the turbine. IdentiFlight has been shown to be pretty effective. A study carried out between 2014–2019 and published in a 2021 issue of the Journal of Applied Ecology found that the tech specifically reduced eagle fatalities by over 80% compared to a control group, which actually saw an increase over the same period. That’s why it’s been implemented at other wind farms in Wyoming and across the world with the ability to identify hundreds of bird species.
Interesting. The Warmist keep saying that there was no danger to birds.
IdentiFlight technology is a smart idea and effective way to protect birds from dying to spinning wind turbines, but other issues remain. First, while automated systems can prevent some bird deaths, it can’t stop them all. It still matters where wind farms are located, and developers still need to seriously consider the ecological impact on local wildlife (especially protected bird species) before selecting new sites.
Meanwhile, they could pretty much put a small gen 6 nuclear power plant or natural gas plant without killing all those birds
Additionally, even though this technology is good for birds, temporarily stopping the wind turbines is bad for efficiency. Pauses mean lower energy production, especially if they occur frequently. That’s an issue amid growing demand for electricity, particularly since you’d need hundreds of wind turbines to equal one nuclear reactor. Finally, wind farms aren’t the only environmental risks, as Wyoming is also dealing with a Cheyenne water recycling plant that only recently restarted after it was contaminated by a Meta AI data center.
It all sounds very silly and a waste of time and money.
Science Denier Teach frets about eagles!!
Who will pay for the expensive nuke plants? Private investors are reluctant to lose money on them. How about the government?
The Trump administration announced a strategic partnership and an $80 BILLION nuclear development deal with Westinghouse (PA) and its Canadian corporate owners, Brookfield Renewable Partners (Toronto) and Cameco Corporation (Saskatoon), to build a new fleet of reactors across the country.
Back to the eagles. Global warming itself is a significant threat to both bald and golden eagles in the United States. The National Audubon Society projects that nearly three-quarters of the bald eagles’ current summer range in the lower 48 states may become unsuitable for breeding, causing them to rely more heavily on ecosystems in Canada and Alaska. Just back from a trip to northern Ontario and the place has a zillion bald eagles!!
Overall, EVERY source of energy has negative consequences. Air and water pollution (asthma, cancer), global warming (fossil fuels), meltdowns (3 Mile, Fukushima, Chernobyl), land use (solar, wind, hydro)… but nuclear is the most attractive, overall. The United States government should invest heavily.
“Who will pay for the expensive nuke plants?” the incredibly neurotic Rimjob inquires.
That’s a good one to strt off the day, dipshit.
Bwaha! Lolgf!
MAGA47 Motherfucker!
Meanwhile. The nations capital is blanketed with heat inducing ash layer from Canadian wildfires again. Once again, the entirety of our country’s carbon savings have been erased by one season of wildfires. If your plan never has a chance of success, maybe you need a different plan.