Why kites could be the next big thing for wind power

High up in the sky we find gigantic resources of energy which are untapped so far. How can we harvest these hidden and never-ending resources? Companies are racing to exploit the potential of this high-altitude wind power. Credits: Reporter: Tim Schauenberg Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Supervising Editor: Malte Rower-Kahlmann We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. #PlanetA #airborne #windenergy Read more: Basic concepts and physics of Airborne Wind Energy: https://homes.esat.kuleuven.be/~highw... Assessment of viability of AWE in the U.S by the Department of Energy: https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/... Industry Report on the potential of offshore wind energy globally as well as high altitude winds: IRENA_G20_Offshore_Renewables_2021-1.pdf Chapters 00:00 Intro 0:53 High Altitude Winds? 2:34 The sky is not the limit 3:57 Google is taking over - and fails 6:13 Projects that work 9:16 Still the next mega market?