• AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    This is the wrong approach even though it might be worth experimenting. The correct approach is Kitepower which is simply a kite with minimal electronics to steer and pull out a cable and power a winch. Much simpler and cheaper to build. This produces more power than windmills with far less resources.

    EDIT: I guess the proper term is Crosswind kite power. Or maybe Rigid kite (airborne wind energy)

    • Ihmes@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      You could attach the kites to the blimp though? I’d imagine you could make the ground tether/power cable cheaper and lighter by using a heavier duty transformer with higher voltage, which would be more viable on the blimp. Then have the blimp spread out a fleet of kites when at correct altitude with simpler electronics.