ADVANCED WIND-MAKERS MAKANI, SHEERWIND READY DEMOS
Minnesota wind energy firm Sheerwind looking to test technology in Hawaii
Duane Shimogawa, October 16, 2014 (Pacific Business News)
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Google-owned Makani to test wind technology on Hawaii's Big Island
October 9, 2014 (Pacific Business News)
“…SheerWind Inc., which has developed a patented technology [called the INVELOX system] that captures, accelerates and concentrates wind energy, ultimately [outperforms traditional wind turbines and reduces] costs, may help solve major problems that have plagued the industry, including low turbine reliability, intermittency issues and environmental impacts…Makani, a wind-power startup owned by Google that is developing an energy kite to generate electricity at high altitudes, plans to be testing its technology on the Big Island of Hawaii by this time next year..[It] tested a smaller version of the product on Maui…[and] plans to test a wind kite that flies more than 1,000 feet from the ground on the end of a tether…mimics the motions of a wind turbine blade…[and] can generate enough electricity to power 300 homes.” click here for more
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