ToughSF directs us to MIT/Altaeros on floating turbines... from 2014. I was reminded of this Venereal poast and, why not, let's check in on how we're doing on Earth. It seems Mauretius has installed one.
The hope is to capture windpower. The standard birdblender solution, lacking Antarctic (or Maxwell) katabasis, isn't getting the job done. The alternative is to capture more wind and more reliable wind, also potentially without water (or, for Venus, acid) interference. Google attempted to float such a kite which failed - they did, however, release their patent-rights to others.
Mauretius is able to do this because it's in the middle of the Indian Ocean. The Southern Hemisphere seems a good region to avoid air-traffic, generally. Air-traffic control is a bit more of an issue in, say, the American Midwest.
BACKDATE 8/13. Yeah, writer's block.
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