Re:How the Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wind Energy
by fragmede on Saturday March 16, 2024 @07:29AM
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What is the smaller version of this? Just like I can buy a small solar panel that is able to charge a battery that I can then use to charge my phone. Is there a small windmill I can buy that can do a couple hundred watts?
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Re:How the Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wind Energy
by _ph_ on Saturday March 16, 2024 @07:43AM
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There are small windmills available for purchase. For a while campers and sailing yachts would use them. But they seem to go out of fashion. The problem is: the efficiency goes up with the size also, there is more wind the higher you go. On top of all of that, windmills are quite noisy. You really cannot use them in residential areas. Solar cells are much easier these days and also cheaper.