Kites could provide electricity for 100,000 homes

[devance]

http://www.physorg.com/news137388314.html

'High-flying kites tethered to generators could supply as much as 100 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 100,000 homes, according to researchers from the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands. '

If that high flying why not tap into a lightning discharge.

Because there no way of storing electrical energy usefully yet in a battery.

I like tidal turbines alot better.

Still a kite might provide some sort of tug to a generator.

[Torsten]

kites/sails are already being used to reduce fuel use in large tankers and cargo ships, so I don't see why you can't use them for electricity. but yeah, tidal power is much more reliable and would be best for base load.