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makourain Senior Member  Joined: 19/04/2006 Location: Posts: 111 |
kite generator seems a bit silly to me  |
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Gizmo Admin Group  Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5078 |
Yeah I agree. It would work, but dont know how well. One problem would be getting the kites back up after no wind. The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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RifRaf Newbie  Joined: 15/10/2006 Location: AustraliaPosts: 32 |
heh, seems nuts, but a bit more promise here. http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/004052.html |
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| AllanS Regular Member  Joined: 05/06/2006 Location: Posts: 67 |
http://www.skywindpower.com/ww/index.htm This bloke's onto something though. A tethered gyrocopter-come-windmill. The power in the jet stream is staggering. 8 km of conducting tether would weigh too much and be a great lightning rod, as they say. So why not pipe hydrogen up to the gyro through a light-weight polymer tether, do the old Haber process up there and pipe ammonia to the ground. Ammonia burns well, forming steam, nitrogen and lots of heat to directly run a gas turbine. |
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