The BAT Turbine

The BAT, an airborne wind turbine, is 35 feet wide and looks like a giant doughnut with wings. The three spinning blades turn wind into electricity. The BAT stands for buoyant airborne turbine. The turbine is popular in California, Texas, and Europe. It flies about 1,000 feet above ground. The BAT could lower costs for heating and air conditioning, power refrigerators so food won’t spoil, and pump clean water so diseases from water can’t spread. Even cell phone communication is possible. The spinning blades are not a threat to birds and bats because animals can’t fly as high as the turbines. During harsh weather, the BAT can reel itself down.

I chose this article because the is a very interesting device that doesn’t affect wildlife and creates electricity.