How to quickly invert the current percentage split between renewable and non-renewable energy sources is rapidly topping the agenda of global leaders, nations and companies.

Kite Gen vision is to implement and market an entirely new concept of power plant, suitable to almost any territory, for the production from renewable source of electrical energy cheaper than from fossil fuels (petroleum, coal, gas), directly competing with present day conventional GigaWatt installations.

The energy source, currently untapped and available anywhere, is the powerful altitude wind of the troposphere, channelled through arrays of large tethered power kites cruising at an altitude of 800 / 1 000 m, whose movements are electronically controlled by highly sophisticated sensors and proprietary software.

The power kites are anchored to a revolving structure on a vertical axis at ground level, which conveys the energy thus generated.

The European Parliament recommends altitude wind power among the promising renewable energy sources:

Html Resolution on the Road Map for Renewable Energy in Europe

Read the 25 September, 2007, press release:

Pdf Kite Gen tests wind power generation at 800 m height authorized by ENAC
 
Movie KSU1 prototype tests

Movie On-board sensors demo

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