Tuesday, June 03, 2014
"Floating wind-turbine generator doubles up as phone mast"
In the U.K. Daily Mail, Victoria Woollaston recently wrote about this clever idea:
"Our homes could soon be powered by floating generators that double up as mobile phone masts. Massachusetts-based Altaeros Energies has teamed up with the Alaska Energy Authority to power homes across the northwest state using its Buoyant Airborne Turbine (BAT). The BAT is a wind generator that sits at altitudes of 1,000ft (305m) - where gusts are stronger and more consistent - and is capable of reducing energy costs by up to 65 per cent."
