Bird-dispersal methods are going more and more eco-friendly and hi-tech nowadays. Adding the facet of solar power to them, Scarecrow Bio-Acoustic Systems introduces COMPACT – the solar-powered scarecrow — and it seems to be the greenest method to keep those menacing creatures away. The manufacturer ensures that it’s not life-threatening and is perfectly humane and innocuous. Rather, it works like a foghorn sending distressing calls to dispirit birds flying close to a farm.
solar powered scarecrow
Though it’s fully powered by solar panels, the contraption may also be powered with 15V DC, 110V/250V AC mains supplies when the sun plays foul.
Related Stories
Colorado to get two solar-powered suns
Not the real suns actually, but two solar installations named SUNLIGHT will rise every evening to enlighten the city of Denver from July 1st onwards. Brooklyn artist Adam Frank has erected these installations that utilize the 20,000 lumen,...
How to make a solar-powered radio
Over the years we have seen some interesting and innovative uses of solar energy. Exhibiting yet another ingenious use of solar power is the solar-powered radio. And what’s even better is that you can make it yourself for just $5. So, what are you..
How to make a solar powered robot
Making your own solar powered robot is not as hard as you think. It is based on the Miller solar engine and has no digital electronics involved. But before we get started, it must be said that a robot is defined as "a mechanical intelligent agent which ca
Migratory Birds to Get Tracked
Now, cell phones for the birds too! Are they supposed to entertain us with their dulcet murmurs? Not exactly, but for a better cause. May have been inspired by shark-tracking, ornithologists and engineers at Oregon State University have come up with an...
Everything I need to know about atmospheric electricity generator
The impact of atmospheric energy in the form of lightening accompanied by thunders has been probably experienced by all of us during thunderstorms or dust storms. If we can grab even a mere part of this energy, the energy scarcity of the entire world will
