Kites aren’t just for kids anymore. Just ask Makani Power, which is developing a smart energy kite that can generate up to 50 percent more electricity than a conventional wind turbine. The company has ...

On a recent day in August in a field near Munich, Germany, a group of engineers launched a kite-like electric plane into the air and watched for the first time as it flew in figure eights in the sky.

People revel in the magic and joy of flying kites at Color the Wind kite festival in Clear Lake. Tens of thousands of people revel in the magic and joy of flying kites at the beloved Color the Wind ...

In a groundbreaking effort to revolutionize the world of high-performance kites, Florida International University (FIU) is proud to announce the launch of its latest research endeavor: the FIU Wall of ...

The ideas to harness wind energy from a kite, or other highflying tethered wind energy collectors are pretty numerous, however most are economically unsustainable even though beautiful, spirit lifting ...

Explore the potential and challenges of kite power technology in this video. Discussing its effectiveness, efficiency, and ...

Wind power could work almost anywhere if people turned to high-flying kites rather than relying on just wind turbines. The latest startup to run with that idea wants to harness high-altitude winds ...

A research team at the University of Madrid is intent on harnessing the wind with unconventional means: huge kites. Using the kites that one might otherwise associate with kitesurfing, the team is ...

SEATTLE - It's one part kite surfing. One part sailing, and well on its way to becoming the next big thing on the water. Inventor Dan Tracy of Pacific Sky Power says his kite controllers can be ...

One company’s self-flying energy kite may be the answer to increasing wind power around the world. California-based Makani – which is owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet – is using power from ...

Kites aren’t just for kids anymore. Just ask Makani Power, which is developing a smart energy kite that can generate up to 50 percent more electricity than a conventional wind turbine. The company has ...