The S1500 floating turbine’s operating altitude is 4,921 feet above ground level, where wind speed moves about three times faster than at the surface. The advantage of this altitude (also referred to as vertical slice) can result in a power output up to 27 times higher than a conventional ground-based wind turbine of similar capacity.
The capacity to generate one megawatt of electrical power (MW) with the S1500 system is comparable in size to what small wind power turbines normally generate (a conventional 328-foot-tall wind turbine), while the footprint of the S1500 system is significantly smaller. This amazing power density shows the efficiency benefits of being able to access high altitude wind power resources by new and innovative airborne platforms.
Does it have batteries on board? How does it connect the power to the grid? O_o
If only there was a giant cable it was tethered to that could also carry electricity.
Through a HV cable run to the ground, along with the cable to anchor it.
I read an article about it a while ago, and that said it’d be tethered to the ground, and power would be transfered through the tether.
It’s obviously attached with wires. It can’t just float around and generate energy.
You say obviously but I don’t see how tethering a loose object with 5000ft of live wire is “obviously” safe
We’re surrounded by live wire all the time. They’re insulated, it’s fine.