First kite-powered wind farm to be built in UK
From the Business Standard
Scientists are building the world’s first wind farm powered by giant kites in Britain that could generate enough electricity to run 5,500 homes.
As many as twenty kites flying higher than Britain’s tallest building will work in pairs to generate electricity.
They will fly in loops at more than 160 kilometres per hour. Their movement will pull on a tether wrapped around a rotating drum on the ground linked to a generator. Read more here: