R AS Published on Saturday 19 October 2019 - n° 294 - Categories:various issues around PV

Another wind turbine system: at altitude

The Swiss company TwingTec has developed a high-altitude wind turbine that operates with the aid of a drone. As the winds are eight times stronger at 500 metres above the earth than at 120 metres, the wind turbine produces electricity.

The principle :

The company's TT100 model is a drone with a wingspan of 15 metres.

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