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Kites to lower carbon emissions?

 
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leithaus

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PostFri Dec 17, 21 8:52 pm    Kites to lower carbon emissions? Reply with quote

https://www.airseas.com/

This technology looks interesting. Not sure if the shipping industry is going to get on board with untangling lines for hours when the wind dies and the kite crashes. Would be fun to see the barges in Hood River sport a 200m kite so they can be part of the crowd.

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Nak

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PostFri Dec 17, 21 8:55 pm    Re: Kites to lower carbon emissions? Reply with quote

leithaus wrote:
https://www.airseas.com/

This technology looks interesting. Not sure if the shipping industry is going to get on board with untangling lines for hours when the wind dies and the kite crashes. Would be fun to see the barges in Hood River sport a 200m kite so they can be part of the crowd.


I don't think kites falling out of the sky will be an issue. Winds at sea are pretty steady, and the autopilot can be programmed to back up to keep the kite flying and retract the kite if the line tension drops to a pre-determined value. A 20% drop in fuel cost would be HUGE on an ocean crossing. So still mostly fossil fuels, but another step in the right direction.

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