NxtUp...Geoengineering
Ships that could save the planet?
The unmanned, wind-powered ships would be sent to wherever oceanic cloudmaking conditions are favorable. Rather than sails, they use Flettner rotors -- hence the funky columns. But the rotor masts also house the pipes where, using energy generated from the drag on bottom-mounted turbines, sea water would be turned into a fine mist and sprayed high into the air, seeding sunlight-reflecting clouds.
Wired
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