The Spark kite produces power in tests
Further testing of the Spark kite with increased load. The kite flies very stable and the test was a success.
The team have been working hard and conditions were good for logging power production curves on our biggest kite. 3 flights was done the same day. We peaked 16kw in 4-9m/s wind and in the last flight we flew production cycles for 29 minutes.
4 April 2021 21:00
An agreement with Green Flyway to expand Kitemill's market area
Kitemill and Green Flyway have entered into an agreement that has a common goal of making Green Flyway an arena for demonstrating and developing Kitemill's Airborne Wind Energy technology. This wil...
25 December 2020 09:30
Successfully passed 125 flights in 2020
After Kitemill's kite number 5 in the KM1 series "Spark 5" completed its first flight in mid-December, the company has completed over 125 flights over Lista in 2020. Kite number 4 in the KM1 series...
28 November 2020 21:21
LIDAR campaign at Lista
In mid-November 2020, PhD student Jan Markus Diezel started measuring the speed of the wind over Lista Airport based on LIDAR measurements. LIDAR is basically the same technology that self-driving ...
23 October 2020 16:02
- Kitemill is truly sector leading
The highly respected Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) expert David Ainsworth is now a senior advisor for Kitemill. The company general manager, Thomas Hårklau, is very pleased that David Ainsworth now is...
18 September 2020 14:34
The KM1 Spark kite automatic launch and landing
A strong focus of engineering of a more robust kite system pays off with great results in our August 2020 test campaings.
15 September 2020 16:10
New QHSE manager with long management experience from Avinor
Otto de Besche is Kitemill's new quality manager, with responsibility for the company's quality, health, environment and safety. He has over 40 years of experience from the air traffic service, Avi...