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.

2 comments:

officehead said...

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

Paul Brain said...

Absolutely, they could even be problematic for light aircraft?

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