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Re:Live View of Hurricane Laura by avmich on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @10:31PM (#24289613)
Does anybody work on how to extract energy from hurricanes? A pretty powerful wind turbine...
Re:Live View of Hurricane Laura by robjan on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @10:43PM (#24289670)
That's basically how offshore windfarms work. Electricity generation firms place wind turbines offshore where there is usually stronger wind. Having windfarms specifically for hurricanes wouldn't be viable since hurricanes strike infrequently and in different locations.
Re:Live View of Hurricane Laura by avmich on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @10:51PM (#24289703)
Well, maybe you need mobile devices. Or, more exotic, a way to influence the hurricane path...
Re:Live View of Hurricane Laura by samatman on Thursday August 27, 2020 @02:35AM (#24290700)
This is an amusing variant on the perennial favourite, how to extract energy from lightning strikes.

I haven't seen this question asked about tsunamis, earthquakes, or volcanic eruptions.

But it's only a matter of time.

Re:Live View of Hurricane Laura by BbzzbB on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @10:35PM (#24289629)
Don't see how that could be viable/worth it without significant battery peaker capacity installed.
Re:Live View of Hurricane Laura by avmich on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @10:50PM (#24289697)
For this issue at least one can run water electrolysis and store hydrogen?
Re:Live View of Hurricane Laura by p1mrx on Thursday August 27, 2020 @04:04AM (#24291170)
It will never be worth building an energy capture system where ~100% of the capacity sits unused ~100% of the time.