Well, according to https://www.ex2.com.au/news/eos-unveils-apollo-high-energy-laser-weapon-helw/
Scalable to 150 kW
it’d be quite affordable, even if that power had to be sustained continuously.
1 hour of operation requires 150 kWh of energy. That’s a steal compared to alternative “ammo”.
I think so too.
With electric energy, there’s no “one size fits all” solution.
These novel approaches will fit somewhere.
Neither the kite based solution nor the blimp based solution is fit for the purpose of serving single or few people with electrical energy.
For that scenario some kWp based on solar can be had for cheap and some kWh battery on top doesn’t cost a fortune either.
I never insinuated that the kite or blimp are the perfect solution for every scenario - rather that it may be a match for situation that couldn’t be served well by the available means.
I can see those kites being used at remote locations, islands, remote villages, etc.
Add some battery to it and you have a quite reliable source of electric energy.
What option would be better in these cases in your opinion?
I don’t know what you mean by mass use. It’s pretty clear that these approaches are meant to add to existing solutions or provide off-grid energy at remote locations.
If you can bring a standard 30 foot container there, you can consider such a kite installation, if other requirements are met.
How does an ideal site look like?
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I don’t see, you can’t use multiple installations at different locations aka scale it.
The simpler design might lead to lower prices per kWh, which will in the end play a role together with reliability, e.g min/avg power output, durability, outages.
I find it impressive how creative engineers get. Let’s hope for a third option ;)
In the end the TCO (per kWh) will play a major role, especially for big installations and for smaller ones the price floor.
I suppose a helium filled blimp with 12 turbines will be more pricey than a kite with a generator. If the kite fills your need, pick that.
Yah, we need to have them running to get real numbers.
I find both approaches promising.
Ways to make electric energy available without burning fossil fuel are good.
Fair, but please name one single way to generate that kind of electrical power that can be fixed by a layperson in case something crashes.
How so, when skysails talks about “Venyo harnesses the power of high-altitude winds with speeds of 13 m/s and a continuous output of up to 200 kW.” while the S1500 is featured with “Inside this duct are 12 turbine-generator sets, each rated at 100 kW.”?
It’s more like factor 5-6.
You want this but with kites?
Here you go: https://skysails-power.com/how-power-kites-work/
This one in particular: maybe.
The approach in gerenal: not so much.
Have a look here: https://skysails-power.com/systems/venyo/
It’s a novel approach, but the Chinese aren’t the only ones trying to harvest energy from high winds: https://skysails-power.com/how-power-kites-work/
A broken clock can be a kind of a wrong clock.
Stopped clocks are the real deal!
Fire the escalator!
I suppose it’s a way to fill the pockets of the Tylenol brand owner, because I can clearly see a successful defamation claim coming.
A new and creative way to move more money from the working class (tax payers) to rich people.
My favourite DMA game was Blood Money.
Good old times!
Thanks for bringing that memory up!
7xx GPUs? 3dfx Voodoo 1 has entered the game :) Let me just activate IPX so we can have a network game.
Only cables?
Don’t you have Sound Blaster for ISA bus in that box, for when… you know… just in case?
Or a Pioneer U03-S SCSI DVD-ROM drive for when you need something that plays all region codes?
Or a Pentium 60 for when you want to see that bug again?
Some things are just gone when they’re gone. And no, the PS/2-USB adapter isn’t up for grabs!
That’s what they said.