Company Wants To Put Power Plants In the Sky

Zothecula writes "Harvesting power from the wind and the sun is nothing new. We've seen flying wind turbines and solar power plants that aim to provide clean renewable energy. UK-based New Wave Energy has a bolder idea in the works. The company plans to build the first high altitude aerial power plant, using networks of unmanned drones that can harvest energy from multiple sources and transmit it wirelessly to receiving stations on the ground."

Comments

Beaming energy to the ground

[Joce640k]

Gee, that sounds efficient. Not.

Re:Wake me when it makes more power than it consum

[Joce640k]

But what if the power plant is run by incompetent Ukrainian communists, didn't think of that did you!

That problem has a known solution.

Re:Wake me when it makes more power than it consum

[Anonymous Coward]

The solution to this also involves harness the power of the atom.

Re:How?

[Anonymous Coward]

I have a feeling its something along the lines of spinning one propeller with the wind from another propeller to generate infinite wind power.

Re:Wake me when it makes more power than it consum

[Noughmad]

I say we harness the power of the atom from a circular trajectory. It's the only way to be positive.

bad idea

[viperidaenz]

we all know how dangerous the microwave power stations were in Sim City.