Intermediary Generation

[PierreB]

Using hydro turbine as conversion system

Do away with submerged cable drag by using a hydrofoil catamaran. Mount the turbine between the foils facing front to back. Tether the catamaran from a turret on the deck to a cliff (or a moored floating tower) above the water you drag through. Control the kite from the deck turret. It’s a weird mix of sailing arc sweeps with figure 8’s ends. Gives good long power sweeps and no retraction phase.

This looks to be the same hydro system, isn’t-it? Interesting, but how do you assure a constant gap between the hydro cat and the anchor?