Plum@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoSolar balloonen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@slrpnk.net
arrow-up153arrow-down1external-linkSolar balloonen.wikipedia.orgPlum@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square6fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@slrpnk.net
minus-squareWindex007@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoIn short, not meaningfully. This is just moving air, but a very small amount (the volume of the balloon). When you want to capture energy from moving things (air, water) mass is king. And if you don’t have a lot of that, you better have a huge energy differential.
In short, not meaningfully.
This is just moving air, but a very small amount (the volume of the balloon).
When you want to capture energy from moving things (air, water) mass is king. And if you don’t have a lot of that, you better have a huge energy differential.