Gizmodo Science Fair: A Giant ‘Kite’ That Generates Clean Energy Underwater
Minesto, a marine energy technology developer based in Sweden, is a winner of the 2025 Gizmodo Science Fair for deploying the first operational, megawatt-scale tidal energy kite in the Faroe Islands. The question Can we use an underwater “kite” to turn ocean tides into renewable energy? The results In February 2024, Minesto’s Dragon 12 tidal energy kite delivered its first electricity to the national grid in the Faroe Islands. This 40-foot-wide (12-meter-wide), 28-ton subsea powerplant is th