China has successfully deployed the world's largest power-generating kite, capable of harnessing the potential of energy-dense, high-altitude winds to provide cheaper power than traditional surface turbines.

China has successfully deployed the world’s largest power-generating kite, capable of harnessing the potential of energy-dense, high-altitude winds to provide cheaper power than traditional surface turbines

The 5,000 square-metre high-altitude wind power capture kite was unfurled at a test site at Alxa Left Banner in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Wednesday, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

  • perestroika@slrpnk.net
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    17 hours ago

    Yep.

    5000 m2 is more or less “the size of a football field” (50 x 100 m).

    5 km2 is 5000 x 1000 m = 5 000 000 m2, “the size of a large farm field”, not a practical size to get airborne with current technology.