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Sat Feb 21, 2026, 08:38 PM Saturday

New Airborne Wind Turbine

From Scientific American

"Traditional wind turbines operate by rotating their blades when wind strikes them, thereby generating electricity,” said Weng Hanke, co-founder and chief technology officer of the turbine’s maker, Beijing Linyi Yunchuan Energy Technology, to Euronews. “This generator functions similarly, except that power generation occurs not at ground level but in the air.” As the blades spin, cables carry electricity to the ground."

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-is-reportedly-testing-a-new-airborne-wind-turbine/

This is an example of innovation occurring in the Wind Energy industry. "Windmills" come in many shapes and sizes. The wind is out there (and up there) and it's free for the taking.

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