DocumentCode
1368529
Title
Flying turbines
Author
Richards, G.
Volume
5
Issue
15
fYear
2010
Firstpage
40
Lastpage
41
Abstract
This article looks at the latest lofty development in the renewable sector particularly in wind farms. It discusses about the challenges of airborne wind turbines. Designs of airborne wind turbines (AWT) fall into two types - helium-filled blimps and kite-based designs, all of which are anchored to the ground via a winch-operated conductive tether.
Keywords
wind power plants; wind turbines; airborne wind turbines; helium-filled blimps; kite-based AWT; renewable sector; winch-operated conductive tether; wind farms;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering & Technology
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1750-9637
Type
jour
Filename
5618922
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