New wind technology [RE-wrenches]

[Drake Chamberlin]

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It may be a ludicrous idea, for sure.  But keep in mind that the Wright 
brothers were ridiculed when they tried to put together their first flying 
contraception in Dayton, Ohio.  We will see in time if the good professor 
has thought about any of these issues over the last 20 years, or if he is 
just another wacko.  :- )

Drake

At 11:58 AM 4/27/02 -0700, you wrote:
>Yes, and how would you keep a whole slew of these things from crashing into
>each other 15 or 20,000 feet up? This seems like a pretty hair brained way
>to make power.
>
>Better to simply stick some PV's out in the sun. No moving parts. 25 year
>warranty.... hard to beat.
>
>Todd
>
>
>Doug Pratt wrote:
>
> > Here is an interesting new concept in wind power.
> >
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1248000/1248068.stm
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Drake
> >
> > This wacky idea has been kicking around for awhile. Sure, the demo unit
> > makes power, but how the heck is he going to support the *3 miles* of
> > transmission line needed to get the power to ground level?  Even if he's
> > pushing 600,000 volts, the cable weight is huge!  Somebody prove me
> > wrong?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Doug Pratt
>
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