16 June 2009
High-Altitude Wind Machines Could Power New York City
Posted by Jimmy under: Science .
Excerpt: The wind blowing through the streets of Manhattan couldn’t power the city, but wind machines placed thousands of feet above the city theoretically could.
The first rigorous, worldwide study of high-altitude wind power estimates that there is enough wind energy at altitudes of about 1,600 to 40,000 feet to meet global electricity demand a hundred times over.
2 Comments so far...
Johnny Says:
16 June 2009 at 11:44 AM.
Good concept, but I am sure environmentalists would bitch and complain about how these floating generators will mess up the view, even if we tether them to mountain tops where nobody goes.
Jimmy Says:
16 June 2009 at 10:42 PM.
I was thinking we can just have them out at sea beyond the sightline and generate all that we need.
