China's Flying Wind Turbine Might Unlock Power Conventional Turbines Can't Reach

China produces more energy through wind than the rest of the world, holding more than 50% of the world's total capacity, and ...
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This flying wind turbine can pull power from high in the sky

Wind turbines usually jut up from the ground like giant pinwheels. Now a company in China is exploring a new form factor: flying wind turbines. These zeppelin-like aircraft float high in the sky, ...
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Flying in figure-eights to generate electricity off-grid

It's only fitting that the company generating electricity by loop-de-looping a ground-tethered winged drone is from North Carolina. After all, North Carolina is the birthplace of human flight. In 2023 ...
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The solution to birds flying into wind turbines may be simpler than you think, OSU researchers suggest

CORVALLIS, Ore. — According to a report from MIT Climate, anywhere from 140,000 to 679,000 birds are killed by wind turbine blades in the U.S. each year. Now, a team at Oregon State University (OSU) ...
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In a ‘world first,’ autonomous giant drones are flying cargo to offshore wind turbines

Ørsted says it’s now the world’s first offshore wind company to use autonomous giant drones to transport cargo to turbines. Ørsted is trialing the 128-pound (58 kg) drones at the UK’s Hornsea 1 ...