Highlighting that advanced technologies are accelerating the green and low-carbon transition, Zhai Qing, former vice minister of ecology and environment, said at the international forum that China has ...

If we told you that a free-flying kite could provide enough energy to power your house, you might consider us crazy. How about all the homes on your block, or even an entire city? Scientists at Delft ...

Geneva, Switzerland, is known for many things. It is the birthplace of the International Red Cross and the Geneva Conventions, and home to more than 270 nongovernmental organizations, and tens of ...

“Let’s go fly a kite” used to be a cheerful refrain from the end of Disney’s Mary Poppins. As it turns out, it could be a crucially important idea in the drive toward efficient use of renewable energy ...

Name a method of generating power that's cheap, efficient, sustainable and sounds like something Mary Poppins dreamed up after downing 20 teaspoons of sugar. That's right -- kite power. One of the ...

We've already heard about renewable energy systems that use aerial kites to generate electricity via the wind. Well, the Manta system is kind of similar, although it uses an underwater kite that ...

German energy giant RWE has put a new airborne wind test facility in Ireland to work for the first time, as it explores alternative forms of green electricity. “Kitepower, as the name suggests, uses a ...

A new kite-driven power station is being built near Stranraer in Scotland, and will be one of the first large-scale commercial power stations of its kind. Kite-driven power stations are a relatively ...

A new joint venture between renewable organisations and academia has created a new smart kite that not only powers ships with wind energy but acts as a sophisticated navigation system for ships. As ...

Kieron Jansch's first kite was a diamond-shaped stunt kite with a tail. His friend had bought it for him, and Jansch loved it, but also managed to run it repeatedly into the ground. At the time he was ...

Thousands will soon be craning their necks to see an impressive, colorful show above Metropolitan Community College’s Longview Campus. The annual Flights of Fancy Mega-Kite Festival is scheduled from ...

Bhopal: As the city gears up to welcome the New Year and Makar Sankranti with colourful kites dotting the winter sky, power ...