More energy yield
Our airborne wind energy systems deliver twice the annual yield in comparison to a conventional wind turbine of the same rated power.
Eliminating tower and foundation
With EnerKíte, you save 90% on steel and concrete and improve your CO₂ footprint.
Reduced impact on the landscape
Our kites have larger operational height, smaller blade area and do not require tower structures.
During the harvesting phase, the wing flies eight-shaped paths in the wind and, which produces large forces that pull ropes from the drums of the ground station. A generator converts this rotation of the drums into electricity (G). As soon as the wing reaches the rope's end, it glides back to the initial height. The tethers are rewound with minimal energy input, and the cycle repeats again.
We combine a skinned carbon rib structure with a semi-rigid design - i.e. we do not transfer the forces centrally but via several points on the wing. The result is the optimum of low wing weight, durability and good aerodynamics . EnerKíte is the highest-yielding airborne wind energy concept currently under development.
1 Carbon
2 High-performance aerodynamics
3 Aitborne Data Unit
4 Skin
5 Tether
The ground station contains the electrical system with inverters, drives, battery and a rotation device for take-off and landing with mast, cable guide and drums, as well as a generator and gearbox.
The wing remains as light as possible, while elaborate mechanics and complex electronics are implemented on the ground, where weight and space requirements are not critical.
1 Docking device
2 Mast
3 Tether drums with gearbox and generator
4 Control
5 Converter
6 Battery system
The operation of our systems is fully automatic and remotely monitored. To achieve maximum energy yield, we have eliminated propellers and motors on our wing. Instead, we developed a unique launch system that enables take-off even when there is no wind at ground level: the rotating launch. A rotating mast pulls the wing to heights with sufficient wind. The same principle works for the landing, where the wing approaches the ground station in a circular flight and lands on the mast.
The operation of our systems is fully automatic and remotely monitored. In order to achieve maximum energy yield, we have eliminated the need for propellers and motors on our wing and instead developed a unique launch system that enables take-off even when there is no wind on ground level: the rotating launch. The wing is pulled by a rotating mast to heights with sufficient wind. . The same principle is used for landing, where the wing approaches the ground station in a circular flight and lands on the mast.
Bleiben Sie auf dem Laufenden, zu den neusten Entwicklungen bei EnerKíte und der Flugwindkraft allgemein.
The technologically demanding development requires a step-by-step scaling into the megawatt class. We are bringing selected system sizes to series maturity on the way there. It is foreseeable that the cost of electricity will decrease for larger systems, so EnerKíte will offer cost advantages in all power ranges.
100 kW, < 10 ct/kWh
500 kW, < 5 ct/kWh
2 MW < 3 ct/kWh
EK200
100 kW, < 10 ct/kWh
EK1M
500 kW, < 5 ct/kWh
EK4M
2 MW, < 3 ct/kWh
Around 80 % of the world's land area offers sufficient wind for the economic operation of an EnerKíte plant.
Only 25 % of the land area has sufficient wind resources to allow the economic operation of conventional wind turbines. For small wind turbines, the figure is as low as 8%. Our systems can operate economically at approximately 80% of the land area, which triples the potential of wind power and makes it possible for every country to harvest wind energy.
Utility-Scale:
Massively reduce diesel consumption, save costs and increase resilience by using EnerKite equipment in off-grid applications.
Megawatt-Applications:
Multiply the energy yield of existing photovoltaic or wind farms with the lowest electricity generation costs using the EnerKíte megawatt system.
Utility-Scale:
Massively reduce diesel consumption, save costs and increase resilience by using EnerKite equipment in off-grid applications.
Have we aroused your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your comprehensive application Nicole Allgaier (Please email only to ).
Have we aroused your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your comprehensive application Nicole Allgaier (Please email only to ).
Have we aroused your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your comprehensive application Nicole Allgaier (Please email only to ).
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