Antarctica: A Southern Hemisphere Windpower Station?

The International Polar Year commences in 2007. We offer a macroproject plan to generate a large amount of electricity on the continent of Antarctica by using sail-like wind dams incorporating air turbines. Electricity can be used to make exploration and exploitation efforts on Antarctica easier. We...

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Main Authors: Bolonkin, Alexander A., Cathcart, Richard B.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: arXiv 2007
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.physics/0701055
https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0701055
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Summary:The International Polar Year commences in 2007. We offer a macroproject plan to generate a large amount of electricity on the continent of Antarctica by using sail-like wind dams incorporating air turbines. Electricity can be used to make exploration and exploitation efforts on Antarctica easier. We offer the technical specifications for the Fabric Aerial Dam and indicate some of the geographical facts underpinning our macro-engineering proposal. : 17 pages, 11 figures