InnerworldMar 2

China tests world's first megawatt-class flying wind turbine

https://lemmy.world/post/43748878

China tests world's first megawatt-class flying wind turbine - Lemmy.World

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Show threadoyzmoMar 2
Helium is a non-renewable substance which there is a global shortage of. I wonder how much it takes to lift that thing 😅
Show threadBlade9732Mar 2
Wouldn’t hydrogen be better for lifting something like a wind turbine.
Show threadoyzmo
Yes, but I think hydrogen likes to go bang 😆
Mar 2 at 4:18amWeb
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Show threadporcoesphinoMar 2
“Skytanic” was a great episode of Archer. For anyone that hasn’t seen it, the running gag is that Archer thinks the non-flammable helium is going to explode leading to things like this slap
Show threadExLisperMar 2
“What part of this you’re not getting?”
Show threadporcoesphinoMar 2
“All of it, obviously!”
Show threadbus_factorMar 2
No worries, that only happens if there’s a spark, like for instance some static electricity. Shouldn’t be a problem here, surely this thing won’t generate any of that.
Show threadkbobabobMar 2
Wouldn’t this still need to be tethered to the ground? Would that likely have grounding cables?
Show threadbus_factorMar 2
That helps against sparks jumping between the balloon and the ground, but things could still get zappy between the individual components of the balloon.