• SebaDC@discuss.tchncs.de
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        9 days 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.

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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          9 days ago

          I’m referring to this bit:

          Developers say airborne power generation system ideal for disaster relief and isolated locations, such as islands and oilfields

          The goal is to set these up in remote areas or for temporary measures where traditional windmills would be impractical.

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            9 days ago

            I know. Many are trying to do similar things. But this concept will take a very long time until it works well enough.

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                9 days ago

                That’s partially a cognitive biais. You mostly remember the ones that survived and forget about the plethora that didn’t.

                For instance: China, like many countries, also has lots of h2 trials that failed.

                Time will tell. But saying that costs will be equivalent to that of conventional wind turbine is putting a lot of pressure on"will", which is doing all the heavy lifting…

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                  9 days ago

                  I never said every project China does succeeds. You have to try lots of things when you’re pushing the envelope, some will be dead ends. However, China has managed to make a lot of things others abandoned succeed.

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                    8 days ago

                    Such as?

                    They have managed to take over many industries mostly though their focused resources allocation, extremely large internal market and some dumping.

                    But what technology have they developed, that others failed?