Alternative Energy Alternative: Flying Power Plants
San Diego, California-based Sky WindPower proposes to harness wind power for electricity — without cluttering up the landscape. The solution? Fly giant kite-like wind turbine generators into the jet stream, ten kilometers high. That’s right: FLYING POWER PLANTS! The rotors turn fast enough to generate electricity, but slow enough to maintain lift. Aluminum cables both tether the generators and convey the electricity to the ground. The company claims they can generate electricity this way for two pennies per kilowatt hour, which is cheaper than current technologies. The company plans to send a prototype aloft within five years.
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