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Re:New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless power tr... by throwaway0a5e on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @06:12PM (#24426521)
Everyone loves to try and score some cheap virtue points harping about safety but I don't see how a beam between two poles is worse than a live wire between two poles. Whether it's a metal line or not doesn't matter. You touch that space it's not gonna end well. The danger is constant compared to other electrical transmission and there are other benefits. Seems like a net positive so why not try it for niche use cases where its advantages make sense.
Re:New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless power tr... by XCSme on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @06:20PM (#24426574)
The line, you can see it...
Re:New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless power tr... by throwaway0a5e on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @06:30PM (#24426652)
I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding of how live wire accidents happen and are prevented.

Live wire accidents happen because people operating equipment capable of hitting the wires are looking elsewhere because looking elsewhere is a fundamental part of doing their job. The crane operator looking at the load or the helicopter pilot watching something on the ground is who hits a live wires. Not hitting live wires is caused by knowing where they are ahead of time and planning your work so you don't hit them. Making the wire invisible doesn't really change that. It's not like this tech would be used for residential lines where every Joe schmoe is operating a man-lift.