PowerPlane (groundgen with power gain during reel out; reel in under power)
Bas Lansdorp, Richard Ruiterkamp, Ilias Spiliotopoulos,
Mathieu Mirmont, Sören Sieberling, Diederik Koning,
Ampyx chose to be GigaWatt sponsor in 2010. Ampyx Power news page.
Ampyx Power test PowerPlane
Spin-off Ampyx Power has got permission to start a pilot in Flevoland
(Holland) for their PowerPlane.
With the pilot they want to prove that creating wind energy can be done much
more efficiently than with the current windmills
Exploration note on the classification challenge by Dr. R. Ruiterkamp of Ampyx Power
Prefers enlarging PowerPlane over training smaller units.
Recognizing roll of tether drag.
Ted Talk in 2010: http://www.energykitesystems.net/AWECommunityIntroVideos.html#tyPJ Vid#234.
2010 November 30:
Ampyx Power
presented at TEDx Amsterdam on
November 30th. Bas Lansdorp presented the PowerPlane concept at TedXAmsterdam
which was held in the Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam, on the 30th November 2010.
Video:
TEDxAmsterdam 2010 - Bas
Lansdorp - 11/30/10
The PowerPlane by Ampyx Power: Low cost Airborne Wind Energy
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