In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Thu, 07 Apr 2005 09:37:58 -0400: Hi, >A couple of months ago, Baronvolsung suggested we might have wind turbines >high in the sky, up in the jet stream. I pooh-poohed the idea, but it turns >out I wasn't thinking hard enough. It could not be done with balloons, as >he suggested, but kites are another matter. See: > >http://www.wired.com/news/planet/0,2782,67121,00.html > >http://www.skywindpower.com/ww/index.htm [snip] Judging by the map of wind areas, one of the best places to try this might be the southern end of the south island of New Zealand, where there is a dip down to rather low altitudes.
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