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Chrupiter | 1 year ago

Would it be a good idea to try on wind turbines?

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EnigmaFlare|1 year ago

Utility scale wind turbines are already about 50% efficient which is close to the theoretical limit of 59% (Betz limit). The loopy blades would be more expensive to manufacture and transport so there's a trade-off and it's not obvious that efficiency would win.