China’s new floating wind power tech may rival traditional windmills: engineer

www.scmp.com

https://archive.ph/6hqri

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PolandIsAStateOfMind @lemmy.ml 3d ago
Lmao isn't that the thing you can see on a lot of solarpunk pictures?
- ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ @lemmy.ml 3d ago
  It's kind of funny how China is now showing what solar punk would entail in practice, and turns out it needs a massive industrial base as a prerequisite.
- NotMushroomForDebate @lemmygrad.ml 3d ago
  But at what cost??
  
  PolandIsAStateOfMind @lemmy.ml 3d ago
  
  Slrpnk people amusement. Or lack of it, something tells me they probably still won't look more positively at the only country who is trying to implement their ideas.
Tenderizer78 @lemmy.ml 3d ago
Something so unstable couldn't possibly replace wind turbines. Unless it can handle being tossed about in hurricane force winds.
- swelter_spark @reddthat.com 3d ago
  Maybe a benefit of this style would be they could just deflate them during hurricanes.
  
  Tenderizer78 @lemmy.ml 3d ago
  Yeah, that does seem to be the prevailing wisdom.
SebaDC @discuss.tchncs.de 3d ago
Spoiler: it will most likely never make a dent to the current wind industry.
- ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ @lemmy.ml 3d ago
  If you actually read the article, you'll see that it's not meant to replace the current wind industry.
  
  SebaDC @discuss.tchncs.de 3d ago
  Reading the article?!? The Internet has no time for that, sir! /s 🤣
  Joke aside, the article says:
  “Once these systems are built in large numbers, the power they produce could be as cheap as from normal wind turbines.”
  My answer is: don't hold your breath. I'm in that industry and it will take a veeeeeery long time until the costs are on par with current systems.
wetbeardhairs @lemmy.dbzer0.com 3d ago
Can we use these all around Trump's golf courses?
- 0ops @piefed.zip 3d ago
  I'm sure those windmills will keep him cool

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