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Title: Airborne Wind Turbine

Abstract

Broad Funding Opportunity Announcement Project: Makani Power is developing an Airborne Wind Turbine (AWT) that eliminates 90% of the mass of a conventional wind turbine and accesses a stronger, more consistent wind at altitudes of near 1,000 feet. At these altitudes, 85% of the country can offer viable wind resources compared to only 15% accessible with current technology. Additionally, the Makani Power wing can be economically deployed in deep offshore waters, opening up a resource which is 4 times greater than the entire U.S. electrical generation capacity. Makani Power has demonstrated the core technology, including autonomous launch, land, and power generation with an 8 meter wingspan, 20 kW prototype. At commercial scale, Makani Power aims to develop a 600 kW, 28 meter wingspan product capable of delivering energy at an unsubsidized cost competitive with coal, the current benchmark for low-cost power.

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Makani Power
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
OSTI Identifier:
1046598
Resource Type:
Program Document
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
Funding Opportunity Announcement; Renewable Power Generation; ARPA-E

Citation Formats

. Airborne Wind Turbine. United States: N. p., 2010. Web.
. Airborne Wind Turbine. United States.
. 2010. "Airborne Wind Turbine". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1046598.
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year = {Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010},
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