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"High-altitude winds between 1,640 and 3,281 feet (500 and 10,000 meters) above the ground are stronger and steadier than surface winds. These winds are abundant, widely available, and carbon-free.

"The physics of wind power makes this resource extremely valuable. “When wind speed doubles, the energy it carries increases eightfold, triple the speed, and you have 27 times the energy,” explained Gong Zeqi "

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[-] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 weeks ago

It looks like a boss bloon from BTD6 lol

[-] Jikiya@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Cities are going to start looking like San Fransokyo (Big Hero 6) soon. Seems like an excellent idea though. If it really gets pursued, I wonder how it will interact with air travel, since I would imagine you would need no fly zones around these, at least at a certain height.

[-] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

I assume they have designed these in a way that doesn't adversely impact migratory birds

[-] MadPsyentist@lemmy.nz 3 points 3 weeks ago

They'll hire Anna Paquin, she'll sort something out.

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[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 4 points 3 weeks ago

This is totally breaking loose and heading toward the nearest city in the final act.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Very interesting development. Especially that it can be deployed in disaster zones to provide energy - if there is a strong foundation to anchor it, probably.

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[-] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 weeks ago

Very cool, and definitely worth switching too where it makes sense.

But there is no mention of cost, so it probably won't be cost competitive with regular wind for a while, which sucks.

But the silver lining is that this is among the first of this type of power generation, and it will only get better and more efficient as the tech is built upon.

[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

They did mention 30% cost savings. (these claims are easy to exaggerate though) While already useful scale, the advantages would grow with higher scale and high volume automated production.

[-] ImmersiveMatthew@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

Wow. I hope this tech works out practically.

[-] devolution@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Shira, get me my god damned tea!

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