Airborne wind turbine

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A wind energy technology developed by Makani Power that operates at high altitudes to capture stronger wind streams unavailable to conventional ground-based turbines.

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Wind energy generation systems

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Airborne Wind Turbine (AWT)

A wind turbine designed without a rigid support structure, built to catch wind currents and use them to reach high altitude. The turbines will be tethered to the ground but will otherwise have free reign of the skies.

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Airborne Wind Turbine (AWT)

A wind turbine designed without a rigid support structure that flies to catch wind currents at high altitudes. It is claimed to generate over 1 megawatt of electricity and weigh a tenth of conventional turbines.

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