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Re:Generate energy with kites by beneater on Monday August 07, 2017 @12:33PM (#14948795)
Real Engineering did a video about this recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMTchVXedkk
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Re:Generate energy with kites by yessql on Monday August 07, 2017 @01:31PM (#14949314)
Good video. They said costs could one day get down to $50 per MWh.

We already have solar plants selling at around $30 per MWh, so that doesn't seem like it will be a major source, although it has the potential to run all day and all night, unlike solar.

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