Alternative-energy firm starts testing its innovative airborne wind turbines
By Gregory Mone
Posted 05.13.2008 at 9:49 am
The Canadian startup Magenn Power has started testing its airship-based wind turbines. The Magenn Power Air Rotor System, or MARS, consists of a blimp-like device that is tethered to the ground, and rotates about its horizontal axis in the breeze. This action generates electrical energy, which is sent down the tether to a transformer, and eventually routed through to the grid.
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