Airborne Wind Energy: How China's S4000 Is Taking Wind Power to New Heights

2 points by joak 45 days ago | 2 comments

joak 45 days ago |

This would up the game for wind energy. Less land footprint per KW, better capacity factor.

Would airborne wind be cheaper than photovoltaics?

It probably depends on geography (latitude and weather patterns)

scblock 44 days ago | |

This idea has been tried for decades with little to no success. I'd be shocked if this turned out differently.