yenahmik@beehaw.org to Environment@beehaw.org · 2 years agoGiant kites could pull cargo ships across the ocean – and slash their carbon emissionswww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10cross-posted to: solarpunk@slrpnk.netgreen@lemmy.ml
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkGiant kites could pull cargo ships across the ocean – and slash their carbon emissionswww.cnn.comyenahmik@beehaw.org to Environment@beehaw.org · 2 years agomessage-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: solarpunk@slrpnk.netgreen@lemmy.ml
minus-squareLamy@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoI once heard of a giant kite technology like this called “sails” but it was retired in favor of fossil fules
minus-squareDislodge3233@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 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-squaretentphone@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 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.