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'Windmill': China tests world’s first megawatt-level airship to capture high winds
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this post was submitted on 25 Sep 2025
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I assume they have designed these in a way that doesn't adversely impact migratory birds
Birds don't fly at 3,000 feet.
Just vultures, cranes, geese, ducks, kites, swans, condors...
Some very few do, not sure if they're in China though.
"Windfarms hurt birds" is 90+% fossil fuel propaganda though. Yes birds run into windmills, they also run into skyscrapers and houses and antennas and planes.
We should of course look for ways to mitigate that. We should not just pretend smokestacks do no harm and not develop renewable energy projects.
The tether / power transmission line does pass through potential flight paths, tho.
Still, I imagine the impact to be even less than ground-based turbines.
They'll hire Anna Paquin, she'll sort something out.
And her cousin, Anna penguin, the avian consultant.