Flying windmills could provide limitless power

We're going to try not to get too excited about the idea of flying windmills as a source of power. After all, the idea of tethered 35-foot rotors, floating 35,000 feet in the air and drawing endless power from the jetstream at a cost of less than 2 cents per kWh seems pretty far-fetched. But as winter drags on and we take another glance at our heating bills, we're rooting for Sky WindPower Corp. and its dream of Floating Electric Generators. Here's hoping they aren't just tilting at windmills.

[Via BoingBoing]

[LMcClure Posted Feb 3rd 2006 3:49PM]

#46:

Check the altitude mentioned in the article. I think you will find very few birds flying at 35,000 feet (over 6.5 miles up).

Notice I didn't say "no birds". If you search for "highest flying bird" on Google, you will find the highest recorded altitude for a bird was actually 37,000 feet. One of the articles notes the species involved is rarely seen above 20,000 feet.