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Record-Breaking Turbines

The BAT Project is Looking to Set Records with Its New Turbine

— March 25, 2014 — Eco
The BAT project is breaking new ground in wind energy. The airborne turbine is looking to break the world record and its doing it by a large margin. The turbine will break the world record by over 275 feet to be considered the world’s highest wind turbine.

Wind power has been around for a long time but never taken center stage. If attention was the goal breaking a world record seems to be the goal. The turbine will use a helium shell casing to allow it to float to heights that haven’t been reached before. When there the turbine will have access to stronger and faster winds than other turbines at lower altitudes.

With these winds, the turbine will be able to consistently deliver low cost, sustainable energy.

Photo Credits: designboom, altaerosenergies
Trend Themes
1. World Record Wind Turbines - An emerging trend in wind energy is the development of turbines that break world records, such as the BAT project's turbine aiming to become the world's highest.
2. Floating Wind Turbines - The use of helium shell casing in turbines is an innovative trend that allows them to float to higher altitudes and access stronger winds, resulting in greater energy generation potential.
3. Low Cost Sustainable Energy - There is a growing trend in the wind energy industry towards the production of low-cost, sustainable energy, which is being facilitated by advancements in turbine technology and access to high altitude winds.
Industry Implications
1. Wind Energy - The wind energy industry can explore opportunities to create turbines that break world records, making innovative advancements in terms of turbine height and efficiency.
2. Renewable Energy - The development of floating wind turbines with helium shell casings presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the renewable energy industry to harness higher altitude winds and increase energy generation.
3. Energy Technology - In the field of energy technology, there is potential for disruptive innovation in the creation of turbines that can consistently deliver low-cost and sustainable energy through access to stronger and faster winds at higher altitudes.
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