Can tallest wind turbines on lighter masts be also an alternative to AWES?

[PierreB]

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That means that a wooden tower has a higher theoretical maximum height than a steel tower for example.

Can you provide evidence to support this claim?

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And why an inflatable tower is interesting: the height you can make a tower is dependent on the specific strength of the materials you use.

How do you support this statement?

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And why an inflatable tower is interesting: the height you can make a tower is dependent on the specific strength of the materials you use. That means that a wooden tower has a higher theoretical maximum height than a steel tower for example.

How do you make the connection between the potential height of an inflatable tower and that of a wooden tower or another type?

Now here is a list of the tallest structures in the world. You can see structures of type “skyscraper”, “lattice tower”, “guyed mast” and a few others, where steel plays a leading role.
I do not see inflatable towers.
I do not see wooden towers.

List of tallest structures

US9085897B2 patent I mentioned here includes “flywheels, extreme pressures, helium or hydrogen inflation” as means to achieve the 20 km tower.

Since it is not possible to predict whether such a project is feasible, it is best to stick to the existing wind turbine structures, being steel towers, in tube or lattice, or concrete towers, as shown below.

tuv-rheinland-supporting_structures_of_the_towers_of_wind_turbines_tuv.pdf