Wind turbines on Mars could theoretically provide enough energy for scientists to safely explore outer regions of the planet during crewed missions.
missions. Armed with this information, the model simulated the various wind speeds across the planet, day and night, across seasons and even years – as storms vary from year to year.
For each unit area on Mars, the researchers calculated the maximum power that could be produced using a 100 per cent efficient wind turbine. They also calculated the theoretical power returns from four commercial turbines of various sizes currently used on Earth. Then they compared this with the estimated energy requirements for sustaining six people on Mars for a mission lasting 500 Martian days, as determined in previous studies.
“This was one of the incredibly surprising results of our study, [as] it was not what we expected when we first looked at it,” she says.. Winds blowing off ice deposits during winter in the northern hemisphere were like a “sea breeze”, which could provide some of the necessary energy in research-worthy sites of exploration, she says.
“When we talk about human missions to Mars, we want stable energy resources, in the most interesting scientific locations,” she says. “With wind power in concert with solar, some really interesting portions are accessible.” The practicalities of building wind turbines on Mars need further investigation, she says. But lightweight, low-volume balloon turbines and the use of Martian materials on site could be realistic options to avoid shipping massive equipment across the solar system. “This is a major avenue of additional research that we really encourage,” says Hartwick. “We’re excited to see what the engineering community comes up with.
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