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New power electronics tested by FE Create

Kitemill inspect FE Creates test setup at Mechatronic Innovation Lab. The new power electronic is more efficient, compact and cost efficient.

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Kitemill inspect test setup

The winch test setup at MIL allows FE Create to test the winch to its design limits.  Mechatronic Innovation Lab have extensive test facility to perform accelerated lifetime tests and other technology qualification relevant for both FE Create and Kitemill.

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Alf Magne and Kim present both innnovative power electronics combined with storage solution.

Workshop about power electronics

Kitemill and FE Create held a workshop i Grimstad about efficient and compact power electronics to be used on Kitemill's plants.

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...

11 August 2020 09:22

The IEA focuses on airborne wind in large energy workshop

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is now putting a sharp focus on airborne wind energy in a large conference that will be held digitally on 23. and 24. September 2020. On the landing page of th...