An idyllic, illustration of solarpunk, with similar floating wind turbines hovering over farmland.

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   Chris Adams (mrchrisadams@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 09-Dec-2024 18:25:46 JST Chris Adams

   Y'know that #solarpunk trope of floating wind turbines in the sky, tethered to the ground, and feeding power down to denizens below?

   This is in China, serving 50KW at 500m, which is power for between 40 to 140 households.

   The figure changes depending on which country you use. USA is around ~1KW per house, and in Europe it's closer to 300-400W on average).

   I wonder what the economics are like for these. I you have seen numbers, do plz share.

   https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202410/12/WS6709ce66a310f1265a1c7306.html