kalkulat@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoWorld’s biggest tidal energy ‘kite’ could single-handedly power a small townthenextweb.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down11
arrow-up1173arrow-down1external-linkWorld’s biggest tidal energy ‘kite’ could single-handedly power a small townthenextweb.comkalkulat@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareKoboldCoterie@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months ago Power is then sent to the grid via a subsea cable which also acts as the kite’s tether. I’d assume this is less disruptive to sea life than this, which appears to just be a giant bollard with a turbine mounted on it sunk into the seabed.
I’d assume this is less disruptive to sea life than this, which appears to just be a giant bollard with a turbine mounted on it sunk into the seabed.