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"Having fewer total turbines means a wind farm could space them farther apart, avoiding airflow interference. The turbines would be nearly twice as tall, so they'll reach a higher, gustier part of the atmosphere. And big turbines don't need to spin as quickly, so they would make economic sense in places with average wind speeds around 5 meters per second... "

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[-] frezik 2 points 3 weeks ago

Everyone thinks dirigibles are a great idea until they learn about all the problems. Hydrogen isn't even one of the problems.

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