Underwater Kites Harvest Power From Slow-Moving Tides
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Tidal “kites” that work in slow-moving currents open up baseload-style power for off-grid coastal communities that can’t rely on solar alone. Developers planning edge compute or industrial sites near coasts should start tracking these pilots as a future alternative to diesel-backed microgrids.
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