Did you look at the Italian company, kitegen.com? They claim they can do gigawatt plants.
Has any CF researcher applied for a google.org philanthropic grant? http://google.org/projects.html Terry On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 2:06 PM, Jed Rothwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Google is putting $5 million into this. If they have that kind of money for > kites they should invest in cold fusion. > > I still think laddermill kites are impractical. What are they going to use > for the tether? What can stand up to 100 MW?!? > > Using kites as auxiliary sails on large ships is a good idea. > > - Jed > >