China has quietly turned a childhood toy into a piece of heavy infrastructure, unveiling a giant power-generating kite that behaves more like an airborne power station than a beach plaything. The ...

"Will lay the foundation for deploying a complete set of equipment." Chinese researchers build massive kite with incredible ...

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 ...

A Dutch startup spun out of the Delft University of Technology has launched the Kitepower Hawk, a wind energy storage solution that's designed to replace diesel generators for small island communities ...

The Swedish company Minesto is making waves in the renewable energy sector with its innovative Dragon 12, an underwater kite that promises to generate clean electricity. Imagine a kite flying through ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

The Faroe Islands, an archipelago situated in the North Atlantic, are making significant strides in the field of renewable energy by pioneering a groundbreaking approach to harnessing tidal power. At ...

People have been harnessing tidal energy for milling grain for more than 1,000 years. As you’d imagine though, today’s contraptions for tapping this 24/7 power source are a little more sophisticated.

Swedish ocean energy developer Minesto has announced a major milestone for its Dragon 12 (Luna) tidal energy system, deployed in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands. The recently upgraded device, featuring a ...

German energy giant RWE has put a new airborne wind test facility in Ireland to work for the first time, as it explores alternative forms of green electricity. “Kitepower, as the name suggests, uses a ...

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 ...