World’s biggest tidal energy ‘kite’ could power a small town
thenextweb.com
With a wingspan of 12 metres, the so-called 'Dragon' is expected to generate 1.2MW of clean electricity once operational.
  • @KoboldCoterieEnglish
    3•8 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.