Giant kites could pull cargo ships across the ocean – and slash their carbon emissionswww.cnn.comexternal-linkcross-posted to: solarpunk@slrpnk.net yenahmik ( @yenahmik@beehaw.org ) Environment • 2 years ago message-square24arrow-up127
arrow-up127external-linkGiant kites could pull cargo ships across the ocean – and slash their carbon emissionswww.cnn.com yenahmik ( @yenahmik@beehaw.org ) Environment • 2 years ago message-square24cross-posted to: solarpunk@slrpnk.net
minus-square Lamy ( @Lamy@lemmy.fmhy.ml ) linkfedilink18•2 years agoI once heard of a giant kite technology like this called “sails” but it was retired in favor of fossil fules
minus-square Dislodge3233 ( @Dislodge3233@feddit.de ) linkfedilink4•2 years agoKites are more efficient. For one they can be much larger, but you can also put them at angles that you can’t operate a sail at.
minus-square tentphone ( @tentphone@lemmy.fmhy.ml ) linkfedilink2•2 years agoKites don’t take up deck space like masts for sails do.
I once heard of a giant kite technology like this called “sails” but it was retired in favor of fossil fules
Kites are more efficient. For one they can be much larger, but you can also put them at angles that you can’t operate a sail at.
Kites don’t take up deck space like masts for sails do.