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Does anybody work on how to extract energy from hurricanes? A pretty powerful wind turbine...

• BbzzbB 6y ago
  Don't see how that could be viable/worth it without significant battery peaker capacity installed.
  • avmich 6y ago
    For this issue at least one can run water electrolysis and store hydrogen?
    • p1mrx 6y ago
      It will never be worth building an energy capture system where ~100% of the capacity sits unused ~100% of the time.
• robjan 6y ago
  That's basically how offshore windfarms work. Electricity generation firms place wind turbines offshore where there is usually stronger wind. Having windfarms specifically for hurricanes wouldn't be viable since hurricanes strike infrequently and in different locations.
  • avmich 6y ago
    Well, maybe you need mobile devices. Or, more exotic, a way to influence the hurricane path...
• samatman 6y ago
  This is an amusing variant on the perennial favourite, how to extract energy from lightning strikes. I haven't seen this question asked about tsunamis, earthquakes, or volcanic eruptions. But it's only a matter of time.