Science is Sexy. Underwater Power Kites Can Harness 800x More Energy than Airborne Ones

[Iamnoone]

http://garakami.com/20131203/underwater-power-kites-can-harness-800x-more-energy-than-airborne-ones/

Years of over exploitation of non-renewable resources have accelerated the development of ground-breaking technology for renewable energy. Swedish inventor Magnus Landberg at [URL='http://www.minesto.com/deepgreentechnology/']Minesto has designed a novel approach to sustainable energy: underwater kites that harness the power of ocean currents.

The project called ‘Deep Green’ uses underwater kites that harness the power of hydrodynamics – the study of fluid in motion. To take advantage of those fundamental principles, the kites are attached to a turbine. As the ocean currents push and flow through the kite, the turbine turns the generator located in the nacelle to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. Power cables and other tethered lines then run down to the ocean floor to transmit the energy.
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[Crakface]

The things people can do when they dont have to worry about being shot or overthrown. Sad cacs in America have to keep the nation dumb just so they can stay in power.

 

[ThatTruth777]

 

[AITheAnswerAI]

Makes sense, sounds like a different way of harnessing hydrothermal energy

 

[Serious]

subs....

Dawg that site you posted is awesome...

I've been looking at nonstop piff for a while...

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

great idea, i hope this takes off.

harnessing the potential energy of tides is such a simple and elegant idea.

RIP the dolphins that these kites kill.

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

great idea, i hope this takes off.

harnessing the potential energy of tides is such a simple and elegant idea.

RIP the dolphins that these kites kill.

That's the only thing that concerns me, its a lot of animals in the ocean. Imagine a big ass whale tryna get through that.

 

[unit321]

subs....
Dawg that site you posted is awesome...
I've been looking at nonstop piff for a while...

Man, that ain't no legitimate dap. You were looking on that site between nut blasts.

 

[unit321]

great idea, i hope this takes off.
harnessing the potential energy of tides is such a simple and elegant idea.
RIP the dolphins that these kites kill.

Harnessing energy from water movement isn't new. They've been experimenting with that in the US but along coastlines where the water ebbs and flows. These panels get pushed back by incoming waves and then get pushed out when the tide goes back.

 

[Kalik]

What they using the water current.. must watch. Island countries could get rich