Helium Aerostat Wind Power System Generates 385kWh in Demo Flight

Jan 11
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A Beijing-based wind power developer successfully tested the world’s first megawatt-class airborne wind power system, the S2000, in Sichuan, generating 385kWh during its first flight at 2,000 metres.

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