Research

The Kite Power Research Group. Kitepower and TU Delft''s Airborne Wind Energy research group are collaborating closely to accelerate AWE and bring its implementation to the next level. Kitepower is a growing team of TU Delft researchers and strong industry partners with a collective vision to reinvent wind energy.

Harnessing the Skies: The Future of Electricity

In the ongoing pursuit of sustainable energy, kite-based electricity generation is making waves. By reaching stronger, more consistent winds at higher altitudes, these energy kites promise greater efficiency,

Products

Kitepower represents an innovative and cost-effective alternative to existing wind turbines. Kitepower systems start producing energy with lower wind speeds than the ones required by conventional wind turbines, moreover, Kitepower is

Kitepower

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The Kitepower system consists of three major components: a soft kite, a load-bearing tether and a ground-based electric generator. Another important component is the so-called kite control unit and together with the according control software for remotely steering the kite. For energy production, the kite is operated in consecutive "pumping cycles" with alternating reel-out and reel-in phases: during reel-out the kite is flown in crosswind maneuvers (transverse to t

AIRBORNE WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS

The ram air kite is made of high-perfor-mance textiles with a reinforced ripstop weave. Air intakes and air brakes allow changing the aerodynamic profile during start, operation, and landing. Risers connect the kite''s canopy to the control pod below. A line system inside the canopy allows reefing it for storage. 2 CONTROL POD

Harnessing the Skies: The Future of Electricity Generation with Kites

In the ongoing pursuit of sustainable energy, kite-based electricity generation is making waves. By reaching stronger, more consistent winds at higher altitudes, these energy kites promise greater efficiency, reduced environmental impact, and a less intrusive presence on the landscape, marking a significant leap forward in wind power technology.

Kitepower''s kite generates energy by spinning in

Kitepower''s kite system is made up of four components. A ground station that converts the mechanical energy of the kite using an alternator into electricity and also rolls the kite by using the generator as a motor. The

Altitude Wind Energy Generation

We develop innovative energy technologies, harnessing altitude winds driven by Italian ingenuity, creativity and passion. The key idea of Kitenergy is to harvest high-altitude wind energy with minimal effort in terms of generator structure,

Kitepower Airborne Wind Energy

Kitepower is a leading start-up in Airborne Wind Energy. We believe in the power of technology to transform how the world''s energy demands are met. We develop innovative cost-effective alternatives to existing wind-power turbines.

Technology

Since 2010, Kitenergy has been innovating in the wind energy field with the introduction of a new way of exploiting wind energy. We use ultralight kites tethered to a ground-based generator at which are transferred the kite aerodynamic forces.

Altitude Wind Energy Generation

We develop innovative energy technologies, harnessing altitude winds driven by Italian ingenuity, creativity and passion. The key idea of Kitenergy is to harvest high-altitude wind energy with minimal effort in terms of generator structure, costs and land occupation.

Kitepower''s kite generates energy by spinning in figures of 8 at

Kitepower''s kite system is made up of four components. A ground station that converts the mechanical energy of the kite using an alternator into electricity and also rolls the

Products

Kitepower represents an innovative and cost-effective alternative to existing wind turbines. Kitepower systems start producing energy with lower wind speeds than the ones required by conventional wind turbines, moreover, Kitepower is capable to harness stronger and more persistent winds at higher altitudes.

Makani

Makani aimed to enable more people around the world to have access to clean, affordable wind power by developing energy kites, an airborne wind energy technology that used a wing tethered to a ground station, to efficiently harness energy from the wind.

Kitepower''s kite generates energy by spinning in figures of 8 at

Kitepower''s kite system is made up of four components. A ground station that converts the mechanical energy of the kite using an alternator into electricity and also rolls the kite by using the generator as a motor. The line made by Dyneema provides a lightweight and strong connection between this station and the kite.

Harnessing the Skies: The Future of Electricity Generation with Kites

In the ongoing pursuit of sustainable energy, kite-based electricity generation is making waves. By reaching stronger, more consistent winds at higher altitudes, these energy

Kitepower

For energy production, the kite is operated in consecutive "pumping cycles" with alternating reel-out and reel-in phases: [11] [15] during reel-out the kite is flown in crosswind maneuvers (transverse to the incoming wind). This creates a large pulling force which unwinds the tether from a ground-based drum connected to a generator.