New hoses improve solar panel efficiency by optimizing cooling water supply

Damage caused by birds to floating solar panelsis estimated to be around 30%, but the new Nobify system could solve this problem. Israeli startup Nobify has developed an advanced array of artificial intelligence (AI) sensors connected to a network of hoses that spray water to scare away birds over solar panels. According to ISRAEL21c, birds can cause damage by reducing the efficiency of solar panels and attacking fish farms.

A new AI-powered detection platform detects birds and activates nearby hoses, which are waved to spray water to repel the birds. Nobify business development consultant Maayan Padan noted: “The hoses will begin to move erratically, making it difficult for birds to get around them or learn any patterns; birds notice the hoses from afar and avoid approaching them.”

The company's CEO, Ophir Tessler, emphasized not only the system's importance for solar panels, but also for fish farms. The Nobify project has already been implemented at several sites in Israel, including fish farms, a solar power plant and a facility of Israel's national water company Mekorot.

Experiments in Norway have also shown that painting wind turbine blades in contrasting colors reduces the mortality of wild birds from collisions with them. In addition, the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Energy Technologies Office will allocate up to $11 million to improve the compatibility of solar power plants with wildlife and agriculture.

The Nobify system has the potential to be useful not only for solar panels, but also for fish farms, reducing damage caused by birds.

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