Picture this: you’re looking out over the horizon and, instead of rows of massive turbines slowly turning, there are sails sweeping across the sky — quiet, elegant, almost like futuristic kites ...

"Depending on wind conditions, eight kites with a combined surface area of up to 300 square meters can equate to 20 conventional 1-megawatt wind turbines." More consistent winds at 500 meters Kites do ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Tie one end of a string to a piece of fabric and you have a kite; but tie the other end to a ...

China's first key national R&D project equipment for high-altitude wind energy — the world's largest 5,000-square-meter power-generating kite — successfully completed all scheduled flight tests in ...

You may have seen kitesurfers in action, harnessing the power of the wind to pull them over the sea. Now imagine the same concept applied to a 1,000-square-meter kite, flying 300 meters above the ...

Kite surfing has risen to become a fashionable sporting activity, with the number of enthusiasts participating in this cross between wind surfing and stunt kite flying growing at a tremendous pace.