TECH Underwater kite can harness the ocean’s power for sustainable energy This machine is designed to harness the power of ocean currents to generate electricity ...

A project in Co Mayo is generating renewable electricity through the flying of kites, which its operator has described as a ...

The goal is to produce enough energy to power 300 homes per kite. But what goes up must come down. "Sometimes they're practicing docking maneuvers which I think is probably the trickiest part ...

In 2021, Hamburg-based SkySails Power became the first company to offer a commercial product. Its production model consists of a soft, steerable kite up to 180 square meters in area.

Kites on the beach soar on wind power. Kites beneath the ocean surface? They glide with the tide. At least that's whatMinesto hopes their underwater "kites" will do—and produce 500 kilowatts of ...

One company’s self-flying energy kite may be the answer to increasing wind power around the world. California-based Makani – which is owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet – is using ...

Kite Power Systems is a U.K. company developing a new way to draw power from the wind using specially-designed kites that fly in pairs hundreds of feet above the ground, taking turns extending and ...

Power-generating kites backed by Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Schlumberger Ltd. and EON SE will start tests in the U.K. this summer, with the aim of developing a technology that could eventually replace ...

And speaking of power, boy do these kites pull – particularly when the wind gets blowing. The kites have a fixed length of cord. His largest kite has 72 feet of cords; the smaller one, 60 feet.

Wind power generators, long anchored to the ground, are starting to take flight. Inventors' high-flying kites harness wind power SF Gate Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...