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Re:How the Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wind Energy by baseline-shift on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @05:06PM (#39697508)
It really doesn't seem like it could pencil out, as it carries only one blade at a time, that's three trips for each turbine - and most windfarms would have more than one. But I guess they think it does. Perhaps they can also deliver to offshore farms, which already have contracts. I know there is a shortage of the specialized ships to float their huge blades out.

Also, I hope they've done their homework on NIMBY pushback on land which is pretty effective against wind farms even with regular sized turbines.

Re:How the Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wind Energy by NikkiA on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @06:00PM (#39698108)
Also, wind farms with giant blades tend not to be built close to airports, for some obscure reason.
Re:How the Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wind Energy by gnicholas on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @07:00PM (#39698615)
Obviously because they put airports where there isn't wind.
Re:How the Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wind Energy by _ph_ on Saturday March 16, 2024 @07:50AM (#39725062)
Depends on your definition of "close". There is a wind farm pretty close to the Berlin airport, but certainly some miles away.
Re:How the Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wind Energy by giarc on Friday March 15, 2024 @12:41PM (#39717687)
Looks like they load 2 blades at a time. Check out the image on their site. https://radia.com/windrunner
Re:How the Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wind Energy by tromp on Saturday March 16, 2024 @04:45AM (#39724284)
The image 3/4 down the page directly under "Specifications" with the transparency slider shows the rear of the plane only fitting the narrow tip end.

It can fit multiple smaller blades but only 1 very large blade.

Re:How the Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wind Energy by pwagland on Friday March 15, 2024 @01:26PM (#39718296)
Well, the photos show at least two blades in there, top to tail.