DrTorch
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Sounds like an ARPA-E project
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/powe...lectricity
I'm skeptical. No mention of aircraft traffic. Still the kites don't need to be over the cities, rather they can be hooked into the established power grid if that relieves the aircraft concern.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Sounds like a challenging but finite project, with clearly definable metrics to determine success.
(This post was last modified: 06-22-2009 11:53 AM by DrTorch.)
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smn1256
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RE: Sounds like an ARPA-E project
I don't know about this......what goes up must come down.
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WoodlandsOwl
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RE: Sounds like an ARPA-E project
DARPA has some unique R&D. Remember it was a DARPA research project that led to the development of Steath Aviation Technology, using, of all things, mathmatical calculations of a Soviet PhD.
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