…Lots of updates

Well Daisy drivers have flattened out and efficiency went up.

There’s an Oliver Tulloch from Strathclyde Uni wants to do a PhD on rotary kite stacks. He has started with an excellent 8 week project analysing Read more

The latest set of instructions for creating a ring kite turbine are coming along rapidly.

 The Link    https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0qQxFlXu7t-elE0UmFHT2lqYlU

Even better, the community is really coming together. Wevolver have taken me on board.

https://www.wevolver.com/wevolver.moderator/airborne-wind-energy/main/description/

Everyone can contribute Read more

I have submitted this chapter for inclusion in the Airborne Wind Energy book 2016.

It’s a slimmer stronger document. I always start off too flowery. It was hard for me to develop my rigidly formal side. The 1st version Read more

The 3 stack Daisy rig was tested again yesterday. It was launched as an attempt on the someawe.org 100w x100mins x100foot challenge.

This video shows the full test. Windswept and Interesting claims that the challenge has been successfully won.

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To celebrate the wild weather and recent success of our 3 stack, ring to ring rotor…

Windswept and Interesting have launched a new NO-LIMITS style logo… Because nobody knows Read more

Thanks again! to Local Legend Captain Angus Smith, who helped test this ring to ring rig.

This rig is different to before. Where there used to be a “rope torque ladder” at the bottom of spinning kites. Now I Read more

Please read this Windswept and Interesting report into Airborne Wind Energy.

NEW: The report has been updated to this new version

It highlights a new approach, using evolutionary design software to design kite networks.

Kite networks are proving themselves.

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I’m a fanboy of Falco emotors. Chatting with Rakesh by email… It seems they might have a perfect solution for my off the shelf project needs. A generator which can adjust it’s characteristics dependant on the kite torque Read more

Hi, I’m Roderick Read. Welcome to Windswept and Interesting. This is my first post here. The site is new. I’ll be discussing our latest projects here. Such as the Tornado Kite as you’ve probably already seen.