https://windswept-and-interesting.co.uk/ Windswept & Interesting Ltd Kite Turbines [WI2020-4] Low cost energy using less carbon The best Power/Weight Kite Turbines are scalable & portable We make flying wind turbines in Shetland We recently moved from Isle-of-Lewis, Yeah we like our windy places! Kites are next gen wind power More videos Prototype Testing and modelling for University of Strathclyde Only 2kg Airborne >1.5kW output @10m/s The best power to weight = the best scalability Stable lifting structure for Minimal Land Use Network designs stabilise kites over irregular ground areas. This is more efficient than single line kite power designs which use more land per generated kWh [20191209_1] Kite Turbines Enable Scale Airborne Wind Energy Systems will only scale to significant sizes by using networks of small kites which stay efficient in the working range of wind energy density. Mechanical autogyro kite power enables this network scaling. Network Kites are Safer and more efficient Multiple lines and multiple anchors avoid single point failures. Back lines stop breakaways. Networked kite turbines still function even if multiple lines break. Kite turbines have no lines running over drums or winches so there is virtually no line wear. Kites stacked in networks share the same working lines this reduces the amount of drag per kite. Tensile Rotary Power Transmission Also Scales Well Even Over Soft Line Architecture! Kites inflate their turbine rings up, out and around. This pulls the lines and transmits torque to ground. Open Foundation You can build and test Kite Turbines <1kW Patent Published and Still Developing This technology has huge potential benfits in our climate crisis We need you onboard, We can do great things working together. Efficient A kite turbine has less line drag than any other airborne wind turbine. Especially when it is stacked. More kites up a line = Less line drag per kite. [RR181353-2] [20190910_1] Safe to operate Kite turbines can fly under 30m above ground - making them the only CAA ANO CAP393 compliant airborne wind energy system. Every part of a Kite Turbine is networked with multiple connections, so nothing can fly free. Lightweight Our multiline torque transmission system is incredibly lightweight and capable The dynamics were first described by Ollie during his PhD in Strathclyde The Kite Powered Car Mission The Kite Turbine fits in the boot of an electric car. We used it to remotely part charge our e-nv200 van. Next is a mission to a remote location with nothing but Kite power to bring us back. There's a lot of study going on right now. Windswept and Interesting are very grateful for the help of the Airborne Wind Energy Community. Especially researchers in University of Strathclyde We are building collaborations across industry and preparing to develop an automated 10kW system to investigate scaling & offshore deployment potential. Join in This is going to be fun. [20191209_1] Learn More About Airborne Wind Energy [20191213_0] Conference [20191213_0] Forum Windswept and Interesting Tweets windswept - Curated tweets by rodread Contact Us Windswept and Interesting Limited Emsket Nesbister Shetland UK ZE2 9LJ 07899057227 rod.read at windswept-and-interesting.co.uk Registered Limited Company SC439249 Email us This website isn't here to collect, or bother looking at, any data about you. We don't even bother having users any more. So dinna fret. We got rid of google analytics (it's like an ad engagement tracker or something... Can you tell I never use it) There are some of our youtube videos on here... youtube probably saves data about who watches stuff. I'll probably put a few tweets here. Twitter's probably like Youtube... click it at your extreme peril ... they're out to track you... scary. Look if you think you have data here ... you likely don't ... but I can look and check for you.. and delete anything.. I'll delete everything, everyone's data right now to make sure you're not here... Cool! Privacy Preferences I Agree Privacy Preference Center Options * Consent Management Consent Management This website isn't here to collect, or bother looking at, any data about you. We don't even bother having users any more. So dinna fret. We got rid of google analytics (it's like an ad engagement tracker or something... Can you tell I never use it) There are some of our youtube videos on here... youtube probably saves data about who watches stuff. I'll probably put a few tweets here. Twitter's probably like Youtube... click it at your extreme peril ... they're out to track you... scary. Look if you think you have data here ... you likely don't ... but I can look and check for you.. and delete anything.. I'll delete everything, everyone's data right now to make sure you're not here... Cool! [Save Preferences] OK