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It's certainty easier to haul 12 Kites to site than props for a 198 meter wind turbine. I'm thinking deployment might be easier as well. Plus, if one kite break
by jqm 11y ago
It's certainty easier to haul 12 Kites to site than props for a 198 meter wind turbine. I'm thinking deployment might be easier as well. Plus, if one kite breaks you only lose part of the electrical output as opposed to a large machine going off line. I wonder if hauling the thing down by line and repairing it on the ground might be easier than climbing up a tower. I would think so but could be wrong. Of course a larger fleet of individual machines probably means more frequent (smaller) repairs so there is that. How high do birds fly? Could these maybe solve the bird killing problem traditional wind turbines have had?
It's a cool idea. I'm excited.
- jacquesm 11y agoSimple geese fly at FL 290...
- mrinterweb 11y agoI would think the larger danger to birds would be running into the kites' high tension cables.