Worcester Polytechnic Institute and its varied kite-energy interests in air and in water.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
See: UnderwaterEnergyKiting

Kite-energy technology research guidance by David J. Olinger and Gretar Tryggvason*)
*(Gretar Tryggvason is not with WPI in 2014)

News 2013-2014
- underwater kite-energy
  - AirborneWindEnergy/conversations/messages/11735
  - http://www.wpi.edu/news/20134/underwaterkites.html
- National Science Foundation grant for use over 2014, 2015,and 2016. Grant: $300,000.
  - HydroWorld notices the grant
  - Worcester Polytechnic Institute will receive $303,201 for its project entitled “Hydrokinetic Energy Harvesting Using Tethered Undersea Kites." Source
  - OffShoreWind notices the WPI grant
  - OilPrice pays attention: New 24/7 Hydropower Source Under Development
  - Renewable Energy World notices the grant
Early working-arm or rocking-arm folder WPI KPTeam
RE-DESIGN OF THE WPI KITE-POWERED WATER PUMP AND WIND TURBINE SYSTEMS, April 25, 2013.
WPI
- http://www.energykitesystems.net/0/WPI/index.html
- http://www.energykitesystems.net/WorcesterPolytechnicInstitute/index.html

* Mission statement by Gretar Tryggvason http://www.wpi.edu/Images/CMS/HR/GT-VisionStatement.pdf
Grétar Tryggvason See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretar_Tryggvason and http://www3.nd.edu/~gtryggva/ and Viola D. Hank Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at University of Notre Dame. And http://ame.nd.edu/news/notre-dame-mechanical-engineer-gretar-tryggvason-named-aaas-fellow

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