Blog ≫ 2015 ≫ Pop-up power stations

I loved the floating turbines in Big Hero 6, and I've just seen they're real. They're mentioned in the Boston Startups episode of BBC Click.

The floating turbine looks like a hot air balloon in the shape of a fan, but it's a turbine harvesting the power of the wind up at that height, and sending it back down to earth through its tether.

More here on Wired ¹, or here on Treehugger ². They're made by Altaeros ³.

1. Removed old wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-03/21/altaeros-wind-turbine link here.
2. Removed old treehugger.com/wind-technology/inflatable-turbine-set-break-world-record-highest-wind-turbine.html link here.
3. Removed old altaerosenergies.com/ link here.

⬅️ Still time to consult on the local development plan (and Princes Parade) :: TV is good again ➡️

Paul Clarkeʼs blog - I live in Hythe, Kent. Wed + dad to 2, I am a full-stack web developr, and I do mostly js / Node, some ruby, other languages ect ect. I like pubbing, running, eating, home automation and other diy jiggery-pokery, history, genealogy, TV, squirrels, pirates, lego, and TIME TRAVEL.

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