Wind Power
(asked on 3rd November 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of high-altitude kites as a source of wind energy.
This question was answered on 14th November 2016
The Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of high altitude kites as a source of wind energy. This was performed in support of our Energy Entrepreneur Fund innovation project by Kite Power Systems Ltd.
The assessment showed that high altitude kites could offer cost advantages over other wind energy solutions although they are at an early stage of development.