China is testing a megawatt airborne wind turbine that flies high above the ground to tap into stronger and more stable winds.

Instead of a massive tower, the system uses a helium-lifted platform to generate power where wind is more consistent. Developers say this could use far less material than traditional turbines and lower electricity costs once scaled.

What makes it more interesting is the use case beyond energy. The platform can be moved and deployed quickly, making it useful for disaster zones after earthquakes or floods to power lights, radios, and critical equipment.

What are your thoughts on this?

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#solarpunk #hopepunk #eolic #wind
#windturbines #FlyingMachine
#renewables #renewableenergy
#China #emergencypreparedness
#sustainabletech #ecological
#EnergyTransition #EnergySky
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#TheGremlinZoo #Coal #EnergyGeneration

Trump administration orders a Colorado coal-fired power generator to stay open

https://wtop.com/national/2025/12/trump-administration-orders-a-colorado-coal-fired-power-generator-to-stay-open/

Literally nothing about Industry let alone #EnergyGeneration has ever been about how 'pretty' it is.

It's the weakest excuse anybody's ever come up with to keep us hooked on #BigOil which is of course why #DanielleSmith pushes this BS too.

Meanwhile, if #Texas were its own country it would be fifth in the world for #WindPower. This idiot.

Don't let up on #Epstein, #America. Another dumb distraction from the King of Dumb Distractions & #PedoPresident

https://www.4coffshore.com/news/trump-renews-attacks-on-wind-power-with-bizarre-tirade-nid31554.html #ClimateChange

#nzpol #EnergyCrisis #EnergyGeneration

It is true that solar works poorly at night. However, solar panels can feed power into the grid during the day. Less power needs to be fed into the grid from other forms of generation during this time. The hydroelectric dams, in particular, can forgo generation. Instead they can hold water back, to be used at other times. Such as 18:00 when I am cooking dinner, running the heat-pump, and yelling at the news.

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"Today. driven by business outrage over high power prices, the government announced its response to this, consisting of:
1. a thing which won't lower electricity prices at all (but will please donors);
2. a thing which will guarantee they remain high; and
3. a thing which might actually help, but probably won't."

#NZPol #Aotearoa #EnergyCrisis #EnergyGeneration

https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2024/08/not-solution.html