How debunking to advance in AWE field?

[PierreB]

@dougselsam

They can’t quite even get kite-reeling systems ready for general use, no matter how long time goes on. We’re at 15 years now.

@dougselsam

I should have mentioned, this factor also applies to Makani.

@PierreB

Net weight of G10K (10 kW, diameter 6.5 m): 215 kg.

Kiwee includes a 4 m² kite to lift the rotor sweeping about 1 m², and the pulley transmission, the whole weighing 1-1.5 kg.
So for 215 kg (and related drag of the wind turbine sweeping 33 m²), an approximately 200-400 m² kite (or a 300 m³ blimp) would be required, and for only 10 kW.

By using only a 300 m² crosswind kite in reeling mode, the average power would be more than ten times greater.

Now the price of a 48 m³ aerostat is US$ 31,420 + helium (about $7.57 per cubic meter). And you’d need to build 6 like this one, or a 300 m³ one, to lift the 10 kW wind turbine.

I think you can now see that this is not a very promising option.

Reeling, flygen, lifting a wind turbine or a Kiwee-like…
What would be a less bad AWE solution that would not be debunked in the first place? Perhaps The Pyramid?