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'Windmill': China tests world’s first megawatt-level airship to capture high winds
(interestingengineering.com)
500 to 1,000 meters AGL is going to be a problem for aircrafts. You need remote areas to have no interference bc these are big balloons.
Paint the balloons red and put lights on them so aircraft don't hit them.
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I like how everyone conveniently leaves out the part that this is an emergency backup not actual full time scalable tool.
This one in particular: maybe.
The approach in gerenal: not so much.
Have a look here: https://skysails-power.com/systems/venyo/
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That is really cool!
Is that thing going to be able to float itself and support the weight of the cables at the altitudes they talk about?
It did that already, yes. It's a BFB: Big Friendly Blimp
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