Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 11 months agoJapanese telecom NTT, suggests high-altitude solar-powered drones could be 5G base stations in Africa. With coverage of 200 sq km per drone, approx 150,000 of them could blanket the continent with 5Ginterestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down13
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkJapanese telecom NTT, suggests high-altitude solar-powered drones could be 5G base stations in Africa. With coverage of 200 sq km per drone, approx 150,000 of them could blanket the continent with 5Ginterestingengineering.comLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareNoralinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoThat’s what first came to my mind. Water from air to hydrogen from water. Would need to do r&d tho to see if it’s possible.
minus-squareSchizoDenji@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoPretty sure the only R&D you need to do is thermodynamics 101.
minus-squareNoralinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoIs the energy from the sun that could be harvested from a blimp sized footprint enough to convert enough hydrogen to account for the leaks in a blimp and to power propellers to keep it in one spot. I don’t know those numbers.
That’s what first came to my mind. Water from air to hydrogen from water. Would need to do r&d tho to see if it’s possible.
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Pretty sure the only R&D you need to do is thermodynamics 101.
Is the energy from the sun that could be harvested from a blimp sized footprint enough to convert enough hydrogen to account for the leaks in a blimp and to power propellers to keep it in one spot.
I don’t know those numbers.