Wind energy is taking off all over again. This time, literally.
In China, a multi-institute research and development project has created a series of large-scale floating turbine prototypes. The helium-filled aerostats, which send electricity to the ground via a tether cable, can float thousands of feet in the air and have been proposed as a portable, low-impact alternative to conventional wind turbines.
Jianxiao Wang, research associate professor of big data at Peking University, who was involved in the project, said Stratospheric Airborne Wind Energy Systems, (SAWES), has multiple environmental advantages over conventional turbines.
“We use up to 90% less material than traditional wind turbines, we do not need massive concrete foundations, or a steel tower (or) disrupt the soil ecosystem,” he said.
Splenda on
Windblimp. What a fun new word.
Ohuigin on
Ha! Losers with their balloons!
We’ll show them with our state-of-the-art clean coal, amiright guys?!!?
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Wind energy is taking off all over again. This time, literally.
In China, a multi-institute research and development project has created a series of large-scale floating turbine prototypes. The helium-filled aerostats, which send electricity to the ground via a tether cable, can float thousands of feet in the air and have been proposed as a portable, low-impact alternative to conventional wind turbines.
Jianxiao Wang, research associate professor of big data at Peking University, who was involved in the project, said Stratospheric Airborne Wind Energy Systems, (SAWES), has multiple environmental advantages over conventional turbines.
“We use up to 90% less material than traditional wind turbines, we do not need massive concrete foundations, or a steel tower (or) disrupt the soil ecosystem,” he said.
Windblimp. What a fun new word.
Ha! Losers with their balloons!
We’ll show them with our state-of-the-art clean coal, amiright guys?!!?
Guys….?
Close enough, welcome san fransokyo
Imo its pretty smart