Wind farms to trial painted blades in bid to prevent bird strikes

A red patterned blade on a wind turbine at the Umoya Energy Wind Farm at Hopefield in the Western Cape, South Africa. Source: Dr Rob Simmons

BirdLife South Africa and the South African Wind Energy Association say that patterning a single blade in a high contrast colour makes it more visible to birds

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