At the moment kiwee one works with a 4 sqm pilot. Pilot exist up to 16 sqm, that means we can stay front wind up to next generation. Then from there we will see. Kiwee is rated 100W but we already record peak power up to 250 W. That mean kiwee two could probably go up to 1 kW. That is 24 kwh per day on 100 % duty. Almost 10000 kwh per year. That already is a lot for remote place.
Again, Kitewinder is not about utility scale for now, it is about permanent generation and high winds harnessing.
Tech development has always been from simple to complex thing, that is what we do.
About crosswind, I have never seen any power curve on any crosswind project, I will stick with @dougselsam on that : projects shall show us metrics rather than equations.
Last but not least, we focus on power transmission, what we do front wind could also be done crosswind. Maybe at some points a partnership could be possible with another team. Rope drive combined with makani style engine could make a great mix… Maybe.
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