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radiorental on Oct 26, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Is Google building a hulking floating data center ...

unlikely that the Makani planes would be run from a ship. They each have a huge arc, much larger than the diameter of a traditional turbine.

Furthermore, what's the concern with them crashing in to the ground? It's not like they plan to install them directly over populated areas.

jamornh on Oct 26, 2013 | [–]

From the website: "Opens up large new areas of wind resource, including the vast resources offshore above deep water"[1]

Doesn't sound that far fetched that they would try to anchor this to the barge to try to tap that potential.

[1] - http://www.makanipower.com/why-airborne-wind/

Surio on Oct 26, 2013 | [–]

>> unlikely that the Makani planes would be run from a ship.

Something like this, perhaps: http://www.skysails.info/english

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