A California-based company is developing kite technology to harness wind power.
The Founder and CEO of Makani Power, Corwin Hardham, says the kite has the potential to produce power at a lower cost than conventional wind turbines and is able to access winds at higher altitudes.
The kite has the capacity to operate independently- with a GPS on board it is able to predict where it should fly to make the most energy, how to fly most reliably and how to take off and land.
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The company is currently working on developing a kite that will be able to generate 6,000 kilowatts, which is enough to power 250 American homes.
