| 词条 | Makani Power |
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| logo = Makani Power logo.svg | type = Subsidiary | industry = Wind Energy | foundation = 2006 | key_people = Saul Griffith, Corwin Hardham, Donald Montague, Damon Vander Lind | owner = Alphabet Inc. | num_employees = 20+ | parent = X | homepage = [https://makanipower.com/ makanipower.com] }}Makani Power is an Alameda, California-based company that developed airborne wind turbines with the support of Google X and the U.S. Department of Energy office of ARPA-E. Makani is a leader in the development of airborne wind power extraction systems.[1] Makani was founded in 2006 by Saul Griffith, Don Montague, and Corwin Hardham.[2] It received funding as part of Google.org's Renewable Energy cheaper than Coal (RE Working principleIn order to meet its goal of producing low-cost renewable energy, the Makani kite-energy system uses autonomous tethered wings which fly in a circular path and generate electricity via wind turbines mounted upon the main wing, a method already in public domain; expert Miles Loyd in 1980 stated that for large scale purposes flying the generators was expected to be disfavored because of the need to fly the mass of the generators;[7] many of Makani Power competitors have generators kept on the ground, like KiteGen, Italy.[8] The electricity is transmitted to the ground via an electrical cable within the kite's tether.[9] Several patent applications have been made; some have been granted. Development milestonesIn December 2016, Makani operated for the first time a 600 kW prototype with 28 meter wing span.[10][11] The energy kite is currently being tested on the Big Island of Hawaii[12]. See also
References1. ^{{cite news|last=Kirsner|first=Scott|title=A generator that’s lighter than air — and relatively light on the wallet|url=http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2011/04/17/a_generator_thats_lighter_than_air__and_relatively_light_on_the_wallet}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Company History|url=http://www.makanipower.com/company-history/|publisher=makanipower.com}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Investing in a cleaner energy revolution|url=http://blog.google.org/2007/11/investing-in-cleaner-energy-revolution.html|publisher=Google.org}} 4. ^{{cite web|last=Wagner|first=Eric|title=High-altitude Wind Power|url=http://conservationmagazine.org/2012/12/high-altitude-wind-power/|work=Conservation|publisher=University of Washington|accessdate=13 April 2014|date=7 December 2012}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Makani Power’s Corwin Hardham Dies; Service Scheduled |url=http://www.ibabuzz.com/alamedajournal/2012/10/26/service-for-late-makani-power-ceo-scheduled |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222230216/http://www.ibabuzz.com/alamedajournal/2012/10/26/service-for-late-makani-power-ceo-scheduled/ |archivedate=22 February 2014 |df= }} 6. ^{{cite news|title=Google acquires kite-power generator|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22636565|work=BBC News|date=23 May 2013}} 7. ^Miles Loyd, 1980: http://homes.esat.kuleuven.be/~highwind/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Loyd1980.pdf 8. ^AWES Museum http://www.energykitesystems.net/AWESMuseum/index.html || KiteGen http://kitegen.com/ 9. ^{{cite news|last=Harper|first=Ben|title=Start-ups are devising kites to turn wind power into a cheap source of power|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/start-ups-are-devising-kites-to-turn-wind-power-into-a-cheap-source-of-power/2011/03/14/AB13377_story.html|accessdate=27 July 2011|work=The Washington Post|date=21 March 2011}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=Makani’s first commercial-scale energy kite|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An8vtD1FDqs|website=YouTube|accessdate=27 May 2018}} 11. ^{{cite conference|last1=Felker|first1=Fort|title=Progress and Challenges in Airborne Wind Energy|url=http://awec2017.com/presentations/fort-felker|conference=Airborne Wind Energy Conference 2017|date=5 October 2017|publisher=University of Freiburg|location=Freiburg, Germany}} 12. ^{{cite news |last=Landry |first=Fuller |date=August 27, 2018 |title=Ride like the wind: Makani energy kite test flights in the works, lift off later this year |url=https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2018/08/27/north-hawaii-news/ride-like-the-wind-makani-energy-kite-test-flights-in-the-works-lift-off-later-this-year/ |work= |location= |access-date=March 24, 2019 }} External links
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