We've already heard about renewable energy systems that use aerial kites to generate electricity via the wind. Well, the Manta system is kind of similar, although it uses an underwater kite that ...

Researchers in Ireland are flying large kites to create renewable electricity, according to an AFP news agency article published by Tech Xplore. Dutch company Kitepower has been testing its system ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Why? This kite system harnesses the winds energy with a tethered wing that flies at high altitudes where the wind is both strong and more ...

The use of kites to capture wind energy and turn it into cost-effective 'green' electricity could be coming within reach, with EPSRC-funded research at Imperial College London playing an important ...

Taken from the December 2019 issue of Physics World, where it appeared under the headline "Harnessing the wind". From Caribbean islands to the windswept coasts of northern Europe, a new way of ...