A UK start-up, which is developing high performance kites to generate electricity, is heading to Brazil to explore business opportunities for its next generation wind technology in offshore wind and remote mining.
Kite Power Solutions’ patented technology uses two kites, similar in shape to the blade tip of a traditional wind turbine, flying in a circular path perpendicular to the wind to drive a generator based locally on the ground. The technology provides continuous power production and could “massively reduce” the cost of production and deployment of wind energy, compared to wind turbines.
Read the complete article published by Greenwise, 9 October 2013
