Meet WindRunner: The Massive Plane That Transports Wind Turbine Blades
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The world's largest airplane will transport massive wind-turbine blades to onshore farms in an attempt to reshape the future of wind energy logistics.

"Having fewer total turbines means a wind farm could space them farther apart, avoiding airflow interference. The turbines would be nearly twice as tall, so they’ll reach a higher, gustier part of the atmosphere. And big turbines don’t need to spin as quickly, so they would make economic sense in places with average wind speeds around 5 meters per second… "

  • TryingSomethingNew@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    1 day ago

    “ [Blimps] and [airships] can carry the weight, but they bring a laundry list of complications. They’re too slow, need an expensive hangar to shield them from bad weather, require helium—which is currently scarce—and struggle to land when it’s windy. “And by the way, wind farms tend to be windy,” he says.”

    • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Everyone thinks dirigibles are a great idea until they learn about all the problems. Hydrogen isn’t even one of the problems.