Why Kite Turbines

[@noahbrown334]

Been watching y'all's evolution for a while now and I'm only more in love with it now. Keep up the phenomenal work. As a laymen I can't help but think this research has the potential to be incredibly impactful and disruptive in the energy sector.

[@Charlieswebs]

This could save places that need power quick. There like instant pop up power plants! I'm a huge fan of what yal are doing.

[@unauthorized-e2z]

Wow creativity at its peak❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@nikolai843]

Your project is fantastic, keep up the good work, Rodrick!

[@FirstFusion222]

Incredibly fascinating concept, looking forward to the development

[@kitesforfuture577]

Very good introductory explanation! The argument with the wing size scaling makes sense.

[@yelectric1893]

Im so happy you have all partnered! Excellent!

[@dankdreamz]

I appreciate the heck out of this channel

[@rallekralle11]

you've gotten far since i first subscribed. good stuff as always

[@KiteTurbine]

OK Been ages since I published this video - I am considering making the alt view video - Why not Kite Turbines... the risks etc. interested?

[@pyb.5672]

Interesting project! Was there an analysis done on the pros and cons of such system in different conditions, compared to traditional kites on a reel (like the Kitepower Falcon)?

[@KiteTurbine]

Thanks. Always looking to get more testing and data on performance... We're working on automating deployment to assess techno-economic scaling

[@pyb.5672]

@@KiteTurbine Great. I'll follow you with great interest.

[@TheFrosting]

That's so cool, keep up the motivation.

[@Theballonist]

Fantastic, I can’t wait to see one in person.

[@Ralphius86]

At the end of the video you mentioned there's a design on hackaday? Got a link?

[@harrygoldhagen2732]

Do you need continuous wind to keep the turbine aloft?

[@kostomat]

Interesting concept, keep up the great work!

[@2DGraphicDesign]

Have you considered individual domestic solutions of rural areas or even small community solutions powering households electricity needs as opposed to pursuing big business? I'm aware in the beginning you personally can make more money selling or partnering, on your innovation with Big Business. Smaller, efficient, inexpensive to produce, easy or fast to set up domestic electricity generating solutions are more useful to the people. In my lifetime, Worldwide, we have witnessed Big Business buyout & shelve any idea that is cheaper or alternative to the more expensive electric vehicle technology they have been pushing for decades. I would love to see where this technology grows in the future. Wishing you success.

[@2DGraphicDesign]

The Rainbow flags are great. I imagine I'm not the first to point out the advertising potential on panels, on community kite power electricity generating facilities. Local business sponsorship? So deep into the project I imagine you have already considered 'Patreon' or 'GoFundMe' type (someone else may b able to suggest a variation more suited to your project) funding. These have the advantage of promoting your product, getting the news out there. How long do the sails/ panels last, how often do they need to be replaced?

[@KiteTurbine]

Our initial idea was to start producing ~5kW (Adventurer) systems for sale based on what we had already done. But this would not be fully autonomous. There isn't huge appeal for a system which needs you to stay nearby to keep it operating. So instead we open sourced the small mechanically semi-autonomous designs. We're now developing full automation, which will initially require a product of minimum 50kW (Wee Village, business or farm size) to justify the associated cost. The safety and scaling enhancements will potentially offset a lot more carbon

[@KiteTurbine]

@@2DGraphicDesign The blades are exceptionally lightweight - we are going to further assess longevity through the course of this automation phase of our project - predicted life of leading edge tape ~1 year before it needs re-taping

[@2DGraphicDesign]

@@KiteTurbine Thank you for your prompt reply. I will watch this space & share vids.

[@2DGraphicDesign]

@@KiteTurbine What size is a Wee Village?

[@Qwertype315]

In a new fan of this idea, seems like the components could be incredibly cheap to build and maintain at scale. I wonder if the designs should actually become simpler and cheaper to take advantage of manufacturing costs. In particular i worry about durability during storms, and takeoff during windless days. If the kites were at altitudes above the storms, and were able to survive up there with little maintainance that would seem ideal. Perhaps a minor digital controller can be placed on them to adjust drag automonously. Generating power by creating phases of high drag or low drag, and preventing damage caused by overly high drag

[@mcdvtt]

You the man Rod. You the man

[@alasdairtaylor4441]

Ingenious

[@alasdairtaylor4441]

Actually Incredible, Every new point adds to it

[@David_Mash]

Maybe a design where you anchor a kite system at the top of a hill and at the bottom of the hill so that it is always there and will spin up when the wind is present

[@KiteTurbine]

Yeah, anywhere there's a gap between 2 hills ... Did a rendering on a similar idea a long while back kzbin.info/www/bejne/laLbpZiwo9Kjapo

[@timprobst7905]

I'm curious about scalability, the power transmission down lines seems like they would just twist if you put too much torque in the system. Have you 3d models out what the lines would do on a massive system? Should be easy on a physics similar.

[@KiteTurbine]

Yeah. We've got a lot of testing to do to continue proving the scalability calculations

[@rogercassini8339]

U R ahead .. 💜🏴‍☠️🧞🏴‍☠️👽

[@AM-es5up]

Can I buy a kit?

[@KiteTurbine]

We're still developing automated launch systems to make it a lot easier to live with.

[@bengrillet]

consider me a superfan

[@KiteTurbine]

hackaday.io/project/185129-energy-independence-while-travelling Thanks for asking

[@Outlaw-Dashing]

It has already been tried sorry .kites would need a tower to self launch Looking to recharge an electric bike on tour micro wind or micro hydro. Have you built anything like that yet i found a comment of yours making that claim ?

[@KiteTurbine]

Yeah, about 6 years ago, kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJbMqppqr9eSg9k The tests back then all used the bike as a ground station. It would be a lot of line, sail and rod equipment to organise carrying on a bike... scouts managed that though. We're now focussed on automating deployment for safe scaling. Yes using a very small tower, just enough to initiate the lift kite and clear the tips of the rotors in their start position. If you're on bike scale you can launch by hand and leave it flying

[@Outlaw-Dashing]

@@KiteTurbine thanks for your reply 💯 i will check out your link .

[@robertbrander2074]

It Works ... unfortunately it's not practical ....

[@KiteTurbine]

Not in many circumstances yet. But the potential to be very useful is there.