The kite is kind of Turbine they call it "Deep Green" and was developed by a privately-owned UK company called Minesto. this "Kite is put 100 meters above sea bottom, and is about 12 meters and has a turbine that is 1 meter in diameter. the "Kite" part is used to direct the turbine where the water flows which allows it to capture the maximum water flow. it generate 800 times more energy then if above water in the sky, and generates 500 kw of electricity . this company hopes it will reveal its full scale model soon.
Tweed, K. (2013, November 14). Underwater Kite Harvests Energy From Slow Currents. Retrieved November 14, 2013, from IEEE Spectrum website: http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/green-tech/geothermal-and-tidal/underwater-kite-harvests-energy-from-slow-currents
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