US EditionChina Tests World's Largest Power-Generating Kite
The 5,000-square-meter kite uses traction cables to drive a ground-based generator, potentially powering 10,000 homes and cutting electricity costs by 30%, officials said.
- On Wednesday, a 5,000-square-meter power-generating kite flew at a test site in Alxa Left Banner, Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, CMG reported as the world's largest.
- China Energy Engineering Corp leads a national R&D project to commercialize high-altitude wind energy, aiming to harness steadier, stronger winds for engineering application.
- A helium balloon lifted the canopy to about 300 meters, where it unfolded and, through traction cables, drove a ground-based generator, validating deployment and retraction of a 5,000-square-meter canopy and two 1,200-square-meter kites.
- A 10-megawatt system could generate about 20 million kilowatt-hours annually, enough for 10,000 households, while saving 95 percent of land use, reducing steel by 90 percent and cutting costs by 30 percent.
- Two main technical paths — airborne and ground-based — frame the sector's next steps, with the system's 'giant kite' design capturing high-altitude winds in an airborne–ground hybrid approach.
9 Articles
9 Articles
China's giant wind power kite heads for testing
A 5,000-square-meter airborne wind power kite, the world's largest of its kind, has departed Beijing for testing in Inner Mongolia. The kite, core to China's first national-level high-altitude wind power program, spans the size of 12 basketball courts and will soon begin flight tests, marking a major step in developing self-reliant clean energy technology.
World’s largest 5,000-sqm power-generating kite successfully deployed in flight test
China’s first key national R&D project equipment for high-altitude wind energy — the world’s largest 5,000-square-meter power-generating kite — successfully completed all scheduled flight tests in Alxa Left Banner, North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Wednesday, according to China Media Group (CMG).
World's largest high-altitude wind energy kite takes flight in China
The world's largest 5,000-square-meter high-altitude wind energy kite took to the skies at a test site in Alxa Left Banner of Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Wednesday. The completion of all scheduled tests marks a major
China's Floating Power Plants — Tapping Super High Winds - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. China just answered that question with a massive flying machine that could change everything about how we think about electricity costs. Picture this: A football field-sized blimp floating 1,000 meters above the ground, silently harvesting electricity from winds that blow ...
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
