Patent ID: 9227168
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: B01J,B63B,F03D,F05B,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: an ocean-going vessel; an electrodialysis system arranged on the ocean-going vessel and configured to extract carbon dioxide (CO an electrolysis system arranged on the ocean-going vessel and configured to apply electrolysis to seawater to produce hydrogen (H a refinery system configured to use both the H at least one airborne wind turbine (AWT), wherein the AWT comprises a tethered aerial vehicle that is tethered to the ocean-going vessel and flies in a circular or ellipsoidal path to convert wind energy to electrical energy, wherein the aerial vehicle comprises rotors that are operable in a first mode to convert wind energy to electrical energy during crosswind flight, wherein the aerial vehicle is further operable in a second mode to pull the ocean-going vessel in a desired direction, and wherein the at least one AWT provides power for at least one of the electrolysis system and the electrodialysis system.