On a recent day in August in a field near Munich, Germany, a group of engineers launched a kite-like electric plane into the air and watched for the first time as it flew in figure eights in the sky.

The concept became known as “airborne wind”, representing the ambition to fly kites at an altitude of above 400 metres.

The wind industry is best known for propeller-based turbines. But some inventors believe kites and balloons can capture wind power as well. Images: 'Flying' wind generators Martin LaMonica is a senior ...

Kites aren’t just for kids anymore. Just ask Makani Power, which is developing a smart energy kite that can generate up to 50 percent more electricity than a conventional wind turbine. The company has ...

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 ...

This article is part of the 2022 April 1st series in the Humor topic within our Series Library. My latest assignment for Electronic Design took me to Blairstown Airport, a small unpaved strip located ...

If you want to produce a lot of energy using wind power, it only makes sense to go where the winds are the strongest. And that’s what a group of researchers at Stanford University are trying to do.

In another twist on wind power, inventors are designing kites and balloons to generate electricity. The wind industry is undergoing rapid growth as utilities, prompted by government incentives, seek ...