noisy kites aren't so bad

[Rodread]

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/390024640_Exploring_noise_annoyance_and_sound_quality_for_airborne_wind_energy_systems_insights_from_a_listening_experiment

[dougselsam]

Rearranging the deck chairs on The Titanic - lots of effort, producing more tedious minutiae, while there is still no kite energy system in production or regular operation, anywhere in the world…

[PierreB]

@PierreB

cycle duration: 100 seconds

So 80 000 seconds, so almost 24 hours (22.2 hours) or a full day in a row.

I don’t think noise is a real problem. At best, the few current AWES fly for a few hours or days in the year, remaining silent the rest of the time.

@dougselsam

while there is still no kite energy system in production or regular operation, anywhere in the world…

At least the absence of noise is the positive aspect of AWE.

[tallakt]

@PierreB

I don’t think noise is a real problem. At best, the few current AWES fly for a few hours

Well, if you are not making power, the fact that your [presumed] AWE prototype is making a lot of noise would surely make some investors wary. Talk about noise and AWE is mostly detrimental to AWE progress, but in a good way.

[dougselsam]

There are lots of ways to reduce noise, but it takes a back seat to establishing a reliable, economical energy solution.