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Rory Bathgate

China tests world's first megawatt-class flying wind turbine — it generated enough energy to power a house for 2 weeks

A Chinese energy firm has successfully tested an experimental blimp-like wind turbine capable of generating energy in the skies above cities and inland communities.

Developed by Beijing Linyi Yunchuan Energy Technology, the S2000 airborne wind energy system (AWES) is a large, helium-filled airship containing 12 wind turbines.

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