Kite power getting off the ground in Germany

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Despite offering numerous advantages over its rotating brethren, most notably the ability to reach the high-speed winds found at higher altitudes, kite-based energy systems are yet to really get off the ground in a meaningful way. But things are looking up. Earlier this year, NASA revealed it is investigating ways to improve the aerodynamics and autonomous flight control of kites for power generation applications, and now Berlin-based wind energy developer NTS GmbH has teamed with the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (IPA) to make their own kite energy system concept a reality... Continue Reading Kite power getting off the ground in Germany

Section: ecoGizmo

Tags: Autonomous, Fraunhofer, Kinetic Energy, Kite Power, Renewable Energy, Wind Power

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