http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/27/as...n-challenergy/

On 30/09/2016 18:29, P.Chortik wrote:
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/27/as...n-challenergy/

Interesting article but the headline is completely misleading.
The turbine couldn't power Japan for 50 years, that is simply the amount
of energy contained in one typhoon, that no number of turbines could
ever plausibly collect. Furthermore, even if you did have a device that
could extract a significant amount of energy from a typhoon it would
have serious ramifications for the climate as such systems provide an
important mechanism for the transfer of heat from the tropics to more
temperate latitudes.

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On Friday, 30 September 2016 18:29:27 UTC+1, P.Chortik wrote:
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/27/as...n-challenergy/

Don't pay any attention to that negativity. All you need is a bigger blade. Something about 500 miles in diameter should cope although a 500 mile radius would be easier to balance in an actual storm.

The thing is that thorium fuel for a safe nuclear reactor is a bi-product of rare eath supplu orf the sort in grat demand for modern electronics and the ability to construct thorium reactors has been doable for 5 decades and more.

So it would make more sense to construct a few of those. Unless the glowballers are right an Japan is set to get a regular supply of storms.