Power Generation
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Kite lofts wind-driven rotating wings
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Stakeholders of the nascent industry of generating power intend to save fuel by use of large kite systems by 2010 was over 500 persons.
Both air and hydro kites are used to generate electricity; the kite is set in the stream of air or water; various schemes are used to extract some of the stream's energy for converting that energy to electricity.
A major research and development project called Makani Power, based in California and funded by Google.org, is investigating the use of kites in harnessing high altitude wind currents to generate electricity.
Video links for generating electricity by using kites:
- Back and forth taking kite generates electricity:.
- MagGenn (Magnus-effect kite wind generator): a Magnus-effect rotating kite electricity generation system: Magenn Power, Inc.;
- KiteGen (kite generator). Italian company is working on several methods of generating electricity from kite systems. One key method is the "stem" system.High altitude wind power: an era of abundance?
- Makani Power's 10 kW test platform autonomously generating power:.
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