At the moment most wind turbines are vertical based (using large blades) and they eat up a lot of land space. (The Footprint of Energy: Land use of U.S. electricity production https://docs.wind-watch.org/US-footprints-Strata-2017.pdf). I propose we design wind energy farms like thermal power plants. A single large wind power plant to power a city instead of erecting thousands of them around. The advantage of wind is it gets more efficient as you go up. Therefore, the plant would be more vertical than it is horizontal. The wind electric plants would be constructed like the Eiffel tower to be able to reach higher altitudes. I also propose we use horizontal wind turbines stacked on each other. With this method we start generating electricity as we build it. As always, I propose we build them with only electric powered construction robots and drones. The plant would be connected to the grid which would supply electricity to the construction robots during construction. As the wind turbine sections added, it will supply the electricity for its own construction. As the stacking continuous it will start supplying to the grid as well. At the moment wind turbines are constructed using gasoline powered equipment and a lot of human power on site which have a lot of carbon foot print. Additionally, the ground section of the plant can be used as power distribution center. As a result, the land is used more effectively.
Please invest more on autonomous swarm electric construction robots and drones Than on space rockets and missiles. They will build your cities greener, cheaper and help you in case of natural disasters.
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