Dutch researchers have suggested that kites may be an effective way of generating electricity for homes (http://www.physorg.com/news137388314.html). It might be problematic when the wind doesn't blow but the amounts generated sound quite impressive. We could have overwhelmed the National Grid in the last few days.
Monday, 11 August 2008
Flying a Kite!
Dutch researchers have suggested that kites may be an effective way of generating electricity for homes (http://www.physorg.com/news137388314.html). It might be problematic when the wind doesn't blow but the amounts generated sound quite impressive. We could have overwhelmed the National Grid in the last few days.
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I wonder what the anti wind turbine people would have to say about flying kites and their effect on birds.
Not all kite flying is passive; a lot of birds in India have discovered this if they flyby the annual kite festival held at various places in Gujarat, although I doubt the electricity generating type would have their wires coated in powdered glass!
http://www.zsl.org/field-conservation/deserts-and-rangelands/zsl-vet-offers-indias-vultures-a-lifeline,353,AR.html
Absolutely, they could even be problematic for light aircraft?
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