Giant kites could pull cargo ships across the ocean

Posted by mathieutd on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @05:19PM
from the cnn.com dept.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/30/travel/airseas-giant-kites-ships-slash-carbon-emissions-scn-climate-spc/index.html

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Re:Giant kites could pull cargo ships across the ocean by version_five on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @05:43PM (#36592877)

Inconceivable!

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Re:Giant kites could pull cargo ships across the ocean by jschveibinz on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @09:37PM (#36594607)

“Dr. Richard Pemberton, a lecturer in Mechanical and Marine Engineering Design at the University of Plymouth, in the UK, believes that “there’s an absolutely no question that it’s technically possible” for the technology to work.”

I believe that Dr. Pemberton is correct: wind-powered sailing technology was invented around 3500 BC. [0]

[0] https://www.sspa.se/en/news/bbc-documentary-wind-powered-shi...

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Re:Giant kites could pull cargo ships across the ocean by yoyopa on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @01:08AM (#36595718)

what about manufacturing things locally, so they don't have to be transported across the ocean?

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