Meet WindRunner: The Massive Plane That Transports Wind Turbine Blades
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The world's largest airplane will transport massive wind-turbine blades to onshore farms in an attempt to reshape the future of wind energy logistics.

"Having fewer total turbines means a wind farm could space them farther apart, avoiding airflow interference. The turbines would be nearly twice as tall, so they’ll reach a higher, gustier part of the atmosphere. And big turbines don’t need to spin as quickly, so they would make economic sense in places with average wind speeds around 5 meters per second… "

  • reddig33@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    16 days ago

    But do we really need bigger turbines? It seems the ones we have work fine.

    • RheumatoidArthritis@mander.xyzEnglish
      14·
      16 days ago

      “GigaWind turbines would decrease the cost of energy by 20 to 35 percent while increasing output by 10 to 20 percent” - efficiency matters