Kiting for Wind PoWer

the major Part of atmosPheric Wind energy is inaccessible to conventional wind turbines. Computer-controlled kites provide an attractive solution to efficiently harvest this resource. Wind generally gets stronger and more persistent with increasing altitude. For this reason, tower height is an important factor in the design of wind turbines and greatly affects their power output and capacity factor. However, even the largest turbines in the megawatt-range cannot exceed altitudes much beyond 200 meters due to the structural limits of tower-based designs. For offshore and particularly for deep-water deployment of such large turbines, the additional investments in foundations or mooring platforms are decisive cost factors.