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Wind turbines hub height
The widely used hub height of wind turbines is 100 meters (328 feet - Read More
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High altitude wind energy from kites
A California company, Makani Power (www.makanipower.com), received a $10 million grant from Google to construct a system of extremely high-flying kites to exploit the fact that winds are much stronger and steadier thousands of feet above the ground. Earthbound wind turbines reach only up to 300 feet.
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Kite on a Freighter for Wind Energy
A German company, Beluga Shipping (www.Beluga-Group.com), hooked a 520-square-foot kite to a freighter to help tug it 12,000 miles across the Atlantic last winter. The kite saved 20 percent of the fuel that’s usually used in the crossing, the company said. The “Beluga SkySails” will be installed on two larger ships in the future.
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