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… "

  • Coopr8@kbin.earth
    2·
    18 hours ago

    Yes, this definitely should be a part of the energy mix, we are about to experience an energy crisis in the US due to bad changes in policy. We need to deploy wind at all scales.