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Wind energy is essential for a clean future — but it must work with nature.

At the Smøla windfarm in Norway, researchers painted one turbine blade black — and bird collisions dropped by 70%, especially among raptors like eagles and hawks.

The reason? The black blade reduces “motion smear,” making turbines more visible to birds.

A small design tweak.
A massive ecological impact.

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