yenahmik@beehaw.org to Environment@beehaw.org · 3 年前Giant kites could pull cargo ships across the ocean – and slash their carbon emissionswww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up110cross-posted to: solarpunk@slrpnk.netgreen@lemmy.ml
arrow-up110external-linkGiant kites could pull cargo ships across the ocean – and slash their carbon emissionswww.cnn.comyenahmik@beehaw.org to Environment@beehaw.org · 3 年前message-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: solarpunk@slrpnk.netgreen@lemmy.ml
minus-squareLamy@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 年前I once heard of a giant kite technology like this called “sails” but it was retired in favor of fossil fules
minus-squaretentphone@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 年前Kites don’t take up deck space like masts for sails do.
minus-squareDislodge3233@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 年前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.
I once heard of a giant kite technology like this called “sails” but it was retired in favor of fossil fules
Kites don’t take up deck space like masts for sails do.
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.