"If you thought ground-based wind turbines were imposing, wait until you see what Chinese energy company Linyi Yunchuan has cooking. A video shared earlier today by Chinese journalist Li Zexin captured a massive airborne wind turbine (AWT) dominating the skyline over China's Sichuan Province. "New unreal airborne wind turbines that float to harness high-altitude winds are being used in China," Li wrote on X-formerly-Twitter. "Though already the world's top, China's ambitious green energy pace has never decreased.""
"Specifically, the Global Times has identified it as the SAWES S2000, reporting that the unit successfully completed a test flight on Monday. It's said to be the "world's first megawatt-class high-altitude wind power system designed for urban deployment," with a maximum power output of about 3 megawatts. This particular S2000 was only airborne for 30 minutes, generating about 385 kilowatt-hours of electricity and reaching an altitude of around 6,500 feet."
Linyi Yunchuan conducted a test flight of a stratospheric airborne wind power system called the SAWES S2000, developed with Tsinghua University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The unit is described as a megawatt-class, urban-deployable high-altitude wind power platform with a maximum output near 3 megawatts. During the test the S2000 reached roughly 6,500 feet, remained airborne for about 30 minutes, and generated approximately 385 kilowatt-hours while connecting to the local power grid. Designers noted that one hour at current output could fully charge about 30 top-spec electric vehicles.
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