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A 28-ton, 1.2 MW tidal kite is now exporting power to the grid

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A 28-ton, 1.2 MW tidal kite is now exporting power to the grid

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago

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28-ton, 1.2-megawatt tidal kite is now exporting power to the grid

Minesto's fully operational Dragon 12 looks like some sort of futuristic military drone – but it behaves remarkably like a kite underwater. It uses lift generated by tidal flows to fly patterns faster than the currents, harvesting renewable energy.

A 28-ton, 1.2 MW tidal kite is now exporting power to the grid::undefined

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I guess these would be more useful in the far north and far south. How do they sound under the water and does it affect marine life?

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