[ExI] cool wind map graphic

[Adrian Tymes]

On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 2:21 AM Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On 14/07/2022 09:23, Will Steinberg wrote:
> > This is just a crazy nighttime idea but what about quasi-orbital
> > gliding wind turbines...
>
> If you're building things that high up, they might as well collect solar
> energy instead or as well. I expect the machinery for solar collection
> would be much lighter than the machinery for wind power.
>

The problem in practice has been the high cost of getting (and, if not
orbital, keeping) them that high.

One might consider high-altitude airships, whose function is to collect and
beam down power, but after including the cost of the airship needed to hold
up a decent wind turbine or set of solar panels, the cost per kilowatt hour
is likely still too high.
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