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If We Want Bigger Wind Turbines, We’re Gonna Need Bigger Airplanes (spectrum.ieee.org)
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"Having fewer total turbines means a wind farm could space them farther apart, avoiding airflow interference. The turbines would be nearly twice as tall, so they'll reach a higher, gustier part of the atmosphere. And big turbines don't need to spin as quickly, so they would make economic sense in places with average wind speeds around 5 meters per second... "

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[–] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sounds like a job for dirigibles, tbh.

[–] YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“ [Blimps] and [airships] can carry the weight, but they bring a laundry list of complications. They’re too slow, need an expensive hangar to shield them from bad weather, require helium—which is currently scarce—and struggle to land when it’s windy. “And by the way, wind farms tend to be windy,” he says.”

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

Everyone thinks dirigibles are a great idea until they learn about all the problems. Hydrogen isn't even one of the problems.