Airborne kites harness high-altitude wind with advanced flight control, producing predictable electricity for renewable grids ...

On a recent day in August in a field near Munich, Germany, a group of engineers launched a kite-like electric plane into the air and watched for the first time as it flew in figure eights in the sky.

Thousands of people will make a trip to Clear Lake, Iowa this month for the Midwest's biggest winter kite festival!

People revel in the magic and joy of flying kites at Color the Wind kite festival in Clear Lake. Tens of thousands of people revel in the magic and joy of flying kites at the beloved Color the Wind ...

Kites are no longer just toys, but pioneering tools to exploit the untapped potential of wind energy. Lightweight, mobile, and ideal for remote or off-grid areas, they require up to 90% less material ...

Kites aren’t just for kids anymore. Just ask Makani Power, which is developing a smart energy kite that can generate up to 50 percent more electricity than a conventional wind turbine. The company has ...

Wind power could work almost anywhere if people turned to high-flying kites rather than relying on just wind turbines. The latest startup to run with that idea wants to harness high-altitude winds ...

The conversation -- between kite-surfing junkies in Wilson and Hamburg -- is brief. Any longer and there is the chance they would miss what to them at this moment is the most important thing in their ...

The footage shows six men, including Manoharan, trying to keep the massive kite grounded when the wind picks up. YouTube Terrifying video captures the moment a man at a kite flying competition is ...

If you want to produce a lot of energy using wind power, it only makes sense to go where the winds are the strongest. And that’s what a group of researchers at Stanford University are trying to do.