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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The article doesn’t say anything about it not being tethered, so I’d assume it still is.

[–] [email protected] 3 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.