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Speculation: Perhaps they will eventually adorn offshore oil rigs. 600kw is not large, but could help supplement power systems offshore. It looks good for thei
by lovemenot 7y ago
Speculation: Perhaps they will eventually adorn offshore oil rigs. 600kw is not large, but could help supplement power systems offshore.
It looks good for their image and seems a good fit for local conditions. In particular rigs stand-alone, so less concern with tether coming down on someone else.
- taneq 7y agoI’d imagine an oil rig is the least likely place on the planet to need complicated wind power. They flare off natural gas constantly, sticking a turbine (or indeed just a thermoelectric stack ) in there would be trivial.