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    Crosswind kite power is power derived from airborne wind-energy conversion systems (AWECS, also AWES) or crosswind kite power systems (CWKPS). The kite...
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    Wind Energy Systems (AWES) addressed by high-altitude wind power and crosswind kite power. When the generator is on the ground, then the tethered aircraft...
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    to advantage by sailing craft, kiteboarding craft, power kiting, etc. On the other side, crosswind moves the path of vehicles sideways and can be a hazard...
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    kitepatents.blogspot.com "Kite Patents". Kitepatents.com. Crosswind kite power#Patents that involve crosswind kite power "Penta Kites" Archived 10 March 2008...
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    Unconventional wind turbines (category Wind power)
    high-altitude wind power and crosswind kite power. Wind turbines could be flown in high-speed winds using high altitude wind power tactics, taking advantage...
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    Kiteboarding (redirect from Kite surfing)
    Kiteboarding or kitesurfing is a sport that involves using wind power with a large power kite to pull a rider across a water, land, or snow surface. It combines...
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  • wind power. Renewable energy portal Airborne Wind Energy Industry Association Airborne wind turbine Altitude Betz' law Crosswind kite power Kite applications...
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  • via wind turbines mounted upon the main wing, a method known as crosswind kite power, originally envisioned by Miles Loyd in a 1980 paper. Loyd stated...
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    named after Paul Garber Crosswind kite power - Mr. Garber's target kite used crosswind kite power to give speed to the target kite to simulate the speed...
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  • is solved by the use of Power Wing Profiles (Power kites) whose movements are controlled automatically by a computer. The kites are tied by cables to a...
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    environmental impact of electricity generation from wind power is minor when compared to that of fossil fuel power. Wind turbines have some of the lowest global...
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  • Kitepower (category Airborne wind power)
    airborne wind energy organizations Crosswind kite power Airborne wind turbine Wind power Schmehl, Roland. "Finally, kites have grown up". TEDxDelft 2012....
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    of aviation such as kites and attempts at tower jumping to supersonic and hypersonic flight by powered, heavier-than-air jets. Kite flying in China dates...
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    Ruprecht Nennstiel Anthony Thyssen's Rotor Kites page Has plans on how to build a model Harnessing wind power using the Magnus effect Researchers Observe...
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    1903 and saw gliding experiments, but not the powered flights. The Wrights based the design of their kite and full-size gliders on work done in the 1890s...
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    installations known as wind farms, were generating over 650 gigawatts of power, with 60 GW added each year. Wind turbines are an increasingly important...
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    OPG 7 commemorative turbine (category Wind power)
    to produce enough power to satisfy about 600 average households. This electricity was also emission-free. The commercial wind power industry has introduced...
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    1908, Edison patented his own design for a helicopter powered by a gasoline engine with box kites attached to a mast by cables for a rotor, but it never...
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    efficiency. The wing tilted vertically represents a large surface area for crosswinds to push against. Tiltrotors generally have better hover efficiency than...
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    age 65 or over. Nolan County has established itself as a center for wind power generation. As of July 2008, Nolan County generated more wind energy than...
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    Edgard Nazare (category Power station technology)
    Ogboo Chikere (May 1, 2016). "Historic and recent progress in solar chimney power plant enhancing technologies". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews...
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    recognition of the limitations and hazards of Brown Field—its single, crosswind runway, bound by trees, hills, swamp, a high tension line and a railroad...
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    200 homes in Montecito, California, began after a kite was blown by high winds into electrical power lines near the intersection of Coyote Road and Mountain...
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    tend to fly on the thrower's power more than anything, while a disc with a glide of 7 will be very sensitive to crosswinds and headwinds, but will ride...
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  • generation there. New Zealand portal Weather portal Renewable energy portal Wind power in New Zealand "Wind Farm Application Open for Submissions" (Press release)...
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    aircraft on 18 July 1905. Although the weather was unsuitable, with a strong crosswind, Voisin decided to attempt to fly the aircraft since it was difficult...
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    attach to. Echelon (French) A line of riders seeking maximum drafting in a crosswind, resulting in a diagonal line across the road. Endo (Short for "end-over-end")...
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  • Hillard was killed when his Hawker Sea Fury flipped over while landing in a crosswind. September 9 – (Johannisthal, Germany) – A DASA-operated Messerschmitt...
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    ($75,000) and operate ($50/hour). Although it is able to land in 40-knot crosswinds, a minor accident happened when the rotor was not kept under control in...
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  • Lalamilo Wells (category Wind farm articles using Infobox power station)
    and commissioned that together have a generating capacity of 3.3 MW. The power produced is primarily used to supply a set of nearby deep wells operated...
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