Floating Wind Generators

This power project is kinda odd because this technology is about generating wind power from 1,000 ft in the air.

Most of us know that wind generators rely on a steady flow of wind which is why before purchasing any wind generators, people consult wind maps.

Magenn Power of Ottawa Canada says,  at 1,000 feet there is a steady wind anywhere in the world.   This is the reason why they developed a way to harness wind energy from 1,000 feet in the air.    Think about it as a big goodyear blimp.

The helium-filled Magenn Air Rotor System (MARS) contains a turbine that spins around a horizontal axis and can produce 10 kilowatts of energy as it floats 1,000 feet above the earth while attached to a copper tether.

Now happens if that tether is suddenly cut by…. I dunno… a small plane perhaps or a helicopter?  So that’s bye bye to your investment?  What about the cable?  I’m pretty sure it will slam the roofs of somebody’s house.   Better get some good insurance for this.

However, on the brighter side,  this could probably work on a farm or on a remote village somewhere but in a city?  Forget about it.

[via off-grid.net ]