With its long wings, the red kite uses updrafts to gain height quickly. Zones where the conditions are particularly favorable ...
China has successfully deployed the world's largest power-generating kite, capable of harnessing the potential of ...
China has successfully completed flight tests of the world’s largest power-generating kite, marking a breakthrough in ...
On Ireland's blustery western seaboard researchers are gleefully flying giant kites -- not for fun but in the hope of generating renewable electricity and sparking a "revolution" in wind energy. "We ...
Max Barker, president of the New Era Air and Space Adventures, flying a kite on Saturday at the 15th annual Kite Festival sponsored by the organization at Mineral Wells Elementary School. (Photo by ...
Looking at a wind turbine from first principles, it’s essentially a set of wings that generate lift in much the same way an airplane wing does. Putting the wings on a rotor and calling them “blades” ...
Google plans to fly an 84-foot wind turbine in April that the company has been working on for some time, Google X scientist Astro Teller told the audience at South By Southwest (SXSW) Tuesday. The ...
On Ireland's blustery western seaboard researchers are gleefully flying giant kites -- not for fun but in the hope of generating renewable electricity and sparking a "revolution" in wind energy. "We ...