Irregardless of how many birds it cooks or are vaporized and whether they can be counted or eaten, the technology is an albatross.
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/08/26/why-this-solar-technology-is-already-dead.aspx On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 3:12 PM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote: > See: > > > http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/09/for-the-birds-how-speculation-trumped-fact-at-ivanpah > > QUOTE: > > California, USA -- With its claim of 28,000 dead birds from Ivanpah, the > Associated Press syndicated a story on every front page in America, > spreading alarm about concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, which was not > grounded in facts, but on one opponent's speculation. . . . > > This reflected sunlight known as solar flux actually singed 133 birds over > six months, according to rigorous reporting. > > “Ivanpah reported 321 total avian fatalities between January and June > 2014, of which 133 were related to sunlight being reflected onto the > boilers, thus falling far short of the 'estimates' in the Associated Press > article,” said Jeff Holland of NRG Energy, Ivanpah’s part owner with > BrightSource Energy and Google. > > “From the very beginning when we began developing Ivanpah, we have worked > closely with state and federal agencies and all relevant stakeholders to > optimize Ivanpah’s clean energy contributions while minimizing any > environmental impact,” said Holland. . . . > >
