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Wind farms float among the clouds
Imagine a city floating above the clouds and powered by a fleet of inflatable turbines, each one turning wind into electricity. While that city and its residents may still be in the realm of science fiction, the idea of airborne wind factories is slowly becoming reality.
"Winds are up to eight times stronger at 2,000 feet than at the 300 feet with wind towers," said Adam Rein, co-founder of Altaeros, a Boston-based startup. "The amount of power you can harness increases by cubic factor of the wind speed, so double wind speed is eight times the power. It's really amazing."
Full story at Discovery News.
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