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Minesto’s underwater kite could harness tidal energy

By Damir Beciri
One Comment31 October 2009

art_minestoUnlike wind kite energy generating concepts, a concept of underwater wave energy which uses a simple 7 ton kite turbine design has been developed by Minesto. Minesto’s innovation “underwater kites” originates from the wind department at Saab Group (the aircraft and military Saab, not the automaker), who started development in 2003. The concept was more… »

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Increasing the wind power harnessing efficiency – VIEG

By Damir Beciri
2 Comments21 June 2009

wind turbineClean, renewable energy is freely available – in the form of wind, sun, water and potential other forms we haven’t discovered yet. However, harnessing the energy with reliability and in a cost-effective manner remains a barrier. Wind power is one of the fastest growing alternative energy markets and researchers all over the world are developing… »