This is "new" technology??

[seandwyer]

This is interesting if you guys haven't seen it before.
http://www.skysails.info/index.php

[GreenLake]

I read about it at the time they were launching their first prototypes on cross atlantic test runs. Nice to see that this was apparently successful and that they are now moving forward.

Nice method to get at wind energy while foregoing the massive top hamper of solutions like the Maltese Falcon.