I've been thinking about this, but I'm not enough into the nautical engineering of such a concept. I've always thought that you would need some...
I would always listen to both, but be more suspicious of the facts presented by those who have a commercial stake in a technology. So in this...
Kiteship, why don't you look back for a second, then you will see that BulBob came here to call everything ********, I didn't, and even after the...
I forgot to thank you Deering, so thanks... :) I'm actually amazed to find that the HP requirement to move such a bulk mass is rather low. But...
Hey thanks a lot for that suggestion marshmat, I hadn't really looked at this kind of software yet. Since the "lightweight" of the tanker is...
Can you please show us one? Why would that be crazy? Water is a natural resource like any other. Why should coal, petroleum and other natural...
Mmm, I can imagine such a floating and moving desalination plant to be quite expensive and it doesn't really solve the pollution issue. You would...
True, but even if you use windpower to desalinate water, you still destroy the environment. Desalination is extremely polluting and totally lethal...
That's why we're talking about a tug pulling bags, using a kite. You as an energy/environmental engineer should know that desalination plants are...
Thx Guillermo, since you're so close to Deering's numbers, I will be taking your approach as a guideline. Anyone else any other pointers?
What amazes me then is that apparently you are not very aware of the problem of water scarcity, which is tied very much to energy production in...
It's not immediately on my agenda, I'm reading Peter Sloterdijk's The Operable Man - On the Ethical State of Gene Technology, Diamond's Collapse...
Mmm, where do you get the idea that water scarcity is not a problem? Many countries suffer from it. Only because of the fact that some of those...
Thanks for your contribution, BulBob. I do happen to disagree: both Kites and elastomer tankers will be used in the future on a large scale....
Thanks Deering, are there any standard or specific formulas which I can use to calculate this? I know basic formulas for draft calculations, for...
Special question: How to calculate HP requirement for towing bulk mass on a river? Hi all, does anyone know how to calculate the Hp requirement...
First off, what an impressive company. It seems like you are steaming ahead with this exciting technology. I'm not an engineer, but I have a...
That's a cool idea. I read that at speeds under 3knots wave drag does not play a role though (and you can leave it out of drag calculations)....
You're not bursting my bladder, thanks for your insights. I have a question though. As a naval architect, you studied wind power potential. But...
Okay, thanks (to some of you). I found some more info on the bag idea and will simply post pics here. The idea is gaining steam (the bag idea...
