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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Engineering@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year ago

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

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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.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11869824

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