Behold This Massive Airborne Wind Turbine Hovering Over China
Joe Wilkins
created: Jan. 10, 2026, 11 a.m. | updated: Jan. 20, 2026, 10:54 a.m.
If you thought ground-based wind turbines were imposing, wait until you see what Chinese energy company Linyi Yunchuan has cooking.
A video shared earlier today by Chinese journalist Li Zexin captured a massive airborne wind turbine (AWT) dominating the skyline over China’s Sichuan Province.
“New unreal airborne wind turbines that float to harness high-altitude winds are being used in China,” Li wrote on X-formerly-Twitter.
Functionally, AWTs are similar to airships, though instead of transporting passengers, they remain relatively static, lifting 12 lightweight turbine-generators into high-altitude wind streams.
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