> And with the spacing being what it is this probably won't work out favorably for Makani. Still, it's a super interesting project. I think I understand why yo

> And with the spacing being what it is this probably won't work out favorably for Makani. Still, it's a super interesting project. I think I understand why you'd say that, namely there isn't an infinite amount of land that can play host to wind generating equipment. But I think traditional turbine farms already have a large spacing; 6-10x rotor diameter. If you've got a 50-100m turbine then a spacing of 300m-1km isn't unreasonable. The Makani equipment might need 50% more space, but probably not 500% or 5000% more which would really make it unattractive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_turbine#Wind_turbine_spacing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_turbine#Wind_turbine_spac... If Makani a 50% lower capital cost then you'll probably see regular turbines continue to be sited where their higher capital cost is effective and Makani equipment deployed where the traditional turbines are uneconomic.