New research from the United Kingdom claims that ground mounted PV facilities have a negative effect on bat activity. According to the scientists, the panels may be causing some bats to alter their flight paths, potentially resulting in further fragmentation of the ecological landscape.An international group of scientists led by the University of Bristol has assessed the impact of ground mounted solar power plants on bat activity and has found that bats tend to avoid locations where these facilities are located. Their work, exposed in the study "Renewable energies and biodiversity: Impact of ground-mounted ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...