28-ton, 1.2-megawatt tidal kite is now exporting power to the grid https://newatlas.com/energy/minesto-tidal-kite/ > Minesto's fully operational Dragon 12 looks like some sort of futuristic military drone – but it behaves remarkably like a kite underwater. It uses lift generated by tidal flows to fly patterns faster than the currents, harvesting renewable energy.