Comments on: Kite-Assisted Ship Prepares For January Maiden Voyage

By: Chance

Chance — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:22:25 +0000

Steven “Carew” Crum, is that you with your crazy blatherings about a free energy source again???? Changing your last name does not make your make believe invention a reality.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:25:37 +0000

Yeah sure Steven. Shall I praise your name now? Come on, you didn’t even write a link or anything that lets me to believe that you have invented anything. Furthermore I think you are an Idiot, solemnly based on the fact that you don’t put any arguments in your view and use a freaking COMMENT to push your ego with your “invention”. To quote N.Dynamite:”Jeez… Idiot!”

By: Steven Carew

Steven Carew — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:57:20 +0000

Never knock an old fashioned idea idea. In the past sales were a completely green power source. It is not my intention to take any of the wind out of anyone’s sails (pun) but I do not see this as the answer to ocean travel. One of the offshoots of my new invention for creating electricity is a power source that would be perfect for the propulsion of ocean going vessels. This would not save $1600.00 in fuel per day, rather it would save all the fuel that these ships use.

By: Dutch guy

Dutch guy — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:56:35 +0000

some dutch company started this years ago. (saw it on TV).
no it is not a sailboat
the trick is the thing is 100’s of mtrs up in the air where there are very constant continental airflows (so no it doesn’t die down).
they get it down using a big fully automated winch (don’t really have to be einstein to figure that one out)
so there’s no need for a trained crew to operate it it’s all computerguided
and yes it works great on feul reduction.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:45:58 +0000

To all of you nay-sayers: It is highly efficient, safe to use, and very modern technology. And yes the Wind is about a constant at sea, because the kite can reach hights a lot higher than normal sails. It is pretty unimportant from where the wind comes, as long as it is within a 90° range to the left and right. (Basics of sailing) Also you might want to think, that if they’ve seriously thought through this thing, they have a method of getting it down.
By the way. This kite is not just an idea, its already in testing and so far it is scoring impressive results

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:08:27 +0000

If we can use simple, updated old technology to supplement our modern life and improve its efficiency and ecological safety, why wouldn’t we?

By: joji

joji — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:17:14 +0000

HA! I showed my fiance and he said “isn’t that just a sail?” and I couldn’t help but concur. I think it’s great that it will save on fuel costs but what about practicality? What if the winds die down? How much will they spend on repair and collection of the “kite”? Why not just use a sail (I know that a sail would take differently trained crews and space upon the freighter but meh…) anywho, neat but not quite good enough, surely someone has a better idea

By: James Fitch

James Fitch — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:15:00 +0000

Folks-
Isn’t this about time, there are so many uses for what comes to us first as sunlight and becomes the energy that fills this planet with life. Rain/wind/snow/glaciers/tides/wave- and on. How about ferry systems in bays like the San Fransisco Bay using very large catamarans- high speed rail that runs down the center of freeways(the right of way is already public property)that runs on wind and various types of green generated electricity. Cars that are either electric or pressurized air. Plastics that we don’t throw out— that are engineered to use over and over———- remember we can’t throw anything out unless we put it out beyond the earth’s orbit— that is to say all the garbage we ever created is still right here with us!

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:02:02 +0000

So,I’m taking that winds never cease on the oceans? heh, Pretty neato idea. I’m glad we are starting to wean ourselves off the oil industry.

By: alejandro

alejandro — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:08:22 +0000

it blows!!