Kitepower

Kitepower is a spin-off of the Delft University of Technology developing airborne wind energy systems using high-performance kites.

Kitepower’s Solution

Harnessing the power of the wind to generate renewable energy is traditionally done through ground-based wind turbines, both situated at land and at sea.   The carbon footprint to manufacture, transport and install these large windmills with their related foundation are huge in relation to airborne wind-energy solutions

Wind between 200-450m altitude is stronger and more constant than the wind powering windmills. Kitepower develops a power-generating kite system for this high-density source of renewable airborne wind energy. Their kites are quiet, quick to install and easy to deploy. Kitepower uses less material than ground-based turbines and takes less than an hour to set up. Their kites sweep through a large section of the sky, resulting in highly effective wind speeds. The kites are connected to the ground by means of a thin tether.

The market

Kitepower’s first target markets are off-grid and micro-grid locations as well as disaster relief areas. People in these areas mostly rely on diesel generators, with a high dependency on costly and logistically challenging diesel supplies. Kitepower provides a more sustainable, flexible and cost-effective solution. With its logistic flexibility, Kitepower offers an excellent alternative, when conventional power supplies are damaged.

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Links:

• https://kitepower.nl/
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/kitepower-bv/
• https://www.facebook.com/kitepower.bv/
• https://twitter.com/_kitepower
• mailto:info@kitepower.nl
• https://www.f6s.com/kitepower
• https://www.xing.com/companies/kitepower