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If We Want Bigger Wind Turbines, We’re Gonna Need Bigger Airplanes
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Sounds like a job for dirigibles, tbh.
“ [Blimps] and [airships] can carry the weight, but they bring a laundry list of complications. They’re too slow, need an expensive hangar to shield them from bad weather, require helium—which is currently scarce—and struggle to land when it’s windy. “And by the way, wind farms tend to be windy,” he says.”
Everyone thinks dirigibles are a great idea until they learn about all the problems. Hydrogen isn't even one of the problems.