China Tests World’s Largest Buoyant Airborne Turbine

Chinese buoyant turbine
Credit: State media ChinaNews
HONG KONG—Beijing SAWES Energy Technology has conducted flight tests of the S1500, which it says is the world’s largest buoyant airborne turbine (BAT). The trial took place Sept. 19-21 in Hami, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to Chinese state media. Developed with partners including...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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