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Wind kept behaving strangely over a solar farm until scientists uncovered a hidden effect that may be reshaping the climate around it

by Warren van der Sandt

A floating solar farm is quietly ‘choking’ the water beneath it and cutting the entire food chain in half

An Australian wind farm caused chaos when it switched from generating power to something quite different and ended up in court, and now operates under a nighttime ‘curfew’

Someone thought covering the Sahara with 10 million solar panels was a good idea. Now they’re creating dark rain clouds and reshaping the climate

Energy

Explore the Energy section of The Pulse for in-depth coverage of clean power, storage solutions and emerging technologies.

Amazon dam leads to fish vanishing

Energy

A hydroelectric dam in the Amazon was operating normally until millions of fish began disappearing and it was suddenly abandoned overnight

Wind turbines changing air temperatures

Energy

In this desert, thousands of turbines spin at full speed, warming the air at night and cooling it by day

Solar farms create heat bubbles in cities

Energy

In cities, solar farms are creating ‘heat bubbles’ that are quietly turning streets into ovens

Birds flocking to solar farms in Australia

Energy

In Australia, extreme heat is killing millions of birds, and some are now surviving by sheltering on solar panels

Seabirds avoiding wind turbines globally

Energy

Seabirds are abandoning waters with wind turbines, and 256,000 have already vanished without a trace

16. INTERNAL Ohio approved more wind and solar permits than any state studied but also killed more projects than any other

Energy

Ohio approved more wind and solar permits than any state studied but also killed more projects than any other

Fox using solar farm as habitat

Energy

Foxes were allowed into a solar farm, and they ended up turning the panels into part of their habitat

Solar plants benefiting animal species

Energy

They opened a solar plant for animals and ended up finding 300 plant species, 30 types of grasshoppers, and even 13 different bats

Energy, offshore installation

Energy

By day they generate energy, but by night they turn into the hunting ground of one of the most feared and mysterious mammals

Seabird finds home on artificial nests

Energy

They began placing artificial nests across a massive offshore wind farm until thousands of seabirds unexpectedly started coming back

Skylarks and solar panels

Energy

Solar panels were known to attract birds, but they are now drawing in species never seen in these areas before

Offshore wind farms become artificial reefs

Energy

We thought offshore wind farms were deadly, but fish are now gathering around turbines as if they were artificial reefs

built wind turbines

Energy

It’s “empty” out there but what’s forming beneath these offshore wind turbines is turning the sea into something no one expected

Solar panels unaffected by rain developed

Energy

Solar panels struggle in rainy places like Seattle and Hawaii, but this new cell turns every raindrop into energy and can power a home for 20 years

Seals avoid offshore wind farms during construction

Energy

Seals flee offshore wind farms during construction, but when they return, they form a migration pattern never seen before

Hong Kong device revolutionizes energy sector

Energy

In Hong Kong, a device pulls water from the air and turns it into energy that can last up to 1,000 hours

Solar plant welcomes 40 sheep

Energy

They brought 40 sheep to graze near a solar plant, and it quietly began to change how energy is produced

Solar plant generating new life

Energy

It’s creating its “own life” but what’s happening beneath this massive desert solar plant after record output is more surprising than anyone expected

Arizona solar farm affecting grasshoppers

Energy

Grasshoppers began swarming parts of Arizona in unusual numbers until researchers traced the pattern back to something no one expected: solar panels

Birds avoiding wind farms in Europe

Energy

They tried a simple change at a wind farm until birds began steering clear on their own and thousands quietly survived

"White gold" discovered in California

Energy

They were drilling for underground steam in California when they dismissed a strange mineral as useless until it revealed itself as “white gold” buried in massive quantities

Unexpected benefits of solar plants revealed

Energy

Twenty solar plants in France are doing more than generating energy, allowing the soil to ‘breathe’ and triggering an unexpected effect

Water battery constructed in India

Energy

India is building a massive ‘water battery’ that shoots water over 1,400 feet into the air and sends it back uphill to power millions of homes

Amazon hydroelectric dam flooding issues

Energy

They set out to generate power in the Amazon until the rising water quietly swallowed an entire forest beneath trillions of liters

Solar panels affecting bats navigation

Energy

Engineers studying bats near a solar plant in England realized the panels were tricking them into thinking they were water and changing their behavior

Japan Kyosemi sphere

Energy

Goodbye solar panels: Japan invents spheres that “drink” sunlight from every angle and could change how we power our lives

Marine plant generates energy without water

Energy

This rare marine plant generates energy without water using artificial wind and works like 30,000 trees over 12 years nonstop

European dam reshaped iconic river

Energy

They built a dam to control a river until the water kept rising and an entire island slowly disappeared beneath it

Drill reveals Earth's hidden energy resource

Energy

This tower drills into Earth to capture its heat, power 7,000 homes, and reveal the most valuable mineral of our time

Solar project in Tibet

Energy

A solar plant seven times the size of Manhattan in Tibet is reshaping the local microclimate and even ‘growing’ solar sheeps

Wind farms create lightning-like discharges

Energy

A wind farm built to generate electricity began sending lightning-like discharges into the sky and triggering unusual storms

Hydroelectric dam faces flooding risk

Energy

Authorities built a hydroelectric dam to stop flooding until they realized it was releasing millions of liters of water every second

California dam forces fish evacuations

Energy

A hydroelectric dam changed the flow of a California river until millions of fish were forced out of the water in one of the strangest evacuations ever seen

Endangered species living under solar panels

Energy

They built a solar plant across farmland until they discovered endangered species quietly living beneath the panels including a master of disguise and a living fossil”

Chernobyl Elephant's foot still fatal

Energy

Decades after the Chernobyl disaster, the Elephant’s Foot is still changing as its structure shifts and releases dangerous radioactive dust

Small bird forces suspension of solar project

Energy

A small bird has taken over a plot of land in India, forcing the suspension of a 10-million-panel solar project

Solar panels forming rain clouds

Energy

Solar panels are creating an unexpected effect by forming rainfall clouds and thriving oases in the middle of the desert

Wind farm shuts down after storm

Energy

They built 86 wind-resistant turbines on an island, but the latest storm shut them all down and no one knows why

Solar panels confuse migrating birds

Energy

Birds are starting to mistake solar panels for lakes and land on them, and experts warn it may be disrupting their migrations

Wind turbine blade snaps off in Wales

Energy

A 475-foot wind turbine suddenly lost one of its blades without any storm and now investigators are searching for answers

Whistleblower reveals seismic data manipulated

Energy

A whistleblower inside a nuclear plant raised concerns until it was revealed that seismic risk data may have been altered

United Kingdom wind energy woes

Energy

The United Kingdom is seeing record-breaking wind gusts and turning them into energy, but its wind power plants now risk bringing the country to a standstill

New winter weather issue for solar panels

Energy

We knew snow doesn’t stop solar panels, but now winter storms are destroying them in a completely different way

Einstein theory used for robots that swim

Energy

In 1905, Einstein wrote a formula no one understood and now it is being used to teach robots to ‘swim’ through spacetime

Powdered iron used to produce energy

Energy

A Dutch startup started experimenting with powdered iron in a lab until it turned into a fuel powerful enough to run factories and even rockets

Wave energy generation device revealed

Energy

Engineers have chased wave energy efficiency for decades until spinning flywheels on the ocean surface finally broke the barrier

Hydrogen problem solved

Energy

Hydrogen has a hidden problem scientists couldn’t solve — Until they flipped a water molecule upside down

Solar panels help rare plant to grow

Energy

Solar panels placed in the desert unexpectedly created the perfect conditions for a rare plant to multiply

Rainbow trout interacting with river turbines

Energy

River turbines were designed to scare fish away — Instead, rainbow trout stayed and began playing with them in ways experts didn’t expect

25. URGENT Two European startups are engineering wind turbine towers and blades out of wood — and major energy firms are paying attention

Energy

Two European startups are engineering wind turbine towers and blades out of wood — and major energy firms are paying attention

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