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World’s biggest tidal energy ‘kite’ could single-handedly power a small town (thenextweb.com)
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[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago

Power is then sent to the grid via a subsea cable which also acts as the kite’s tether.

I'd assume this is less disruptive to sea life than this, which appears to just be a giant bollard with a turbine mounted on it sunk into the seabed.