- A farm of kites lifting hoses (and/or bags) full of water high into
the air can create a large common instantaneous head of water to drive a
hydro-electric generator at higher-efficiency than ordinary pumped-hydro
at a lower head. A simple valve suffices match load to generation,
without complex gearing or close kite control.
This is not Pumped-Hydro Storage as such, but a distinct AWES concept,
partly related to long-discussed concepts for kite-based
wildfire-fighting, irrigation, etc..
CC BY NC SA by Dave Santos
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