5 Questions: Roel May: He Saved Eagles by Painting Wind-Turbine Blades Black

IF 2.6 4区工程技术 Q2 ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

IEEE Spectrum Pub Date : 2025-06-06 DOI:10.1109/MSPEC.2025.11027752

Emily Waltz

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Abstract

Wind turbines kill a lot of birds, particularly eagles and other raptors. The exact number is unknown, because many of the world's wind farms don't monitor bird deaths. One mitigation idea to reduce these numbers—and assuage a political argument against wind turbines—is gaining traction: Paint one turbine blade black. Ecologist Roel May spoke with IEEE Spectrum about his 11-year study to reduce raptor deaths, and his surprise at the luke-warm reactions from wind-turbine engineers.

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5个问题：罗尔·梅：他通过将风力涡轮机叶片涂成黑色来拯救老鹰

风力涡轮机杀死了很多鸟类，尤其是鹰和其他猛禽。确切的数字是未知的，因为世界上许多风电场都没有监测鸟类的死亡情况。一个减少这些数字的缓解方法——同时也缓和了反对风力涡轮机的政治争论——正在获得关注：将一个涡轮机叶片涂成黑色。生态学家罗尔·梅（Roel May）在《IEEE频谱》（IEEE Spectrum）上谈到了他长达11年的减少猛禽死亡的研究，以及他对风力涡轮机工程师冷淡的反应感到惊讶。

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IEEE Spectrum 工程技术-工程：电子与电气

CiteScore

2.50

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0.00%

发文量

254

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

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