In kite festivals, large static kites are massively used. Even small crosswind kites fly in their zone.
Concerning the photo, I do not see how the currently most complete prototype of any AWES (Makani’s) and similar rigid or even soft AWES could work in a forest of ropes such like on the photo.
Instead of criticizing Makani, try to find realistic solutions, like for example a mean to allow Payne’s patent US3987987 figure 5? facing all wind directions, excepted by moving anchors by using cranes or ships which are unrealistic solutions.