Generating energy with flying kites – Stephan Wrage in an interview with Tim Frühling

Stephan Wrage, CEO of Skysails, in a hall with a kite laid out on the floor.

In keeping with the stormy weather on the day of hr’s “all weather” broadcast, host Tim Frühling interviewed our SkySails founder Stephan Wrage to learn how energy is generated with a flying kite. Days like February 17th, 2023  are fantastic “wind days” for our Airborne Wind System!

To conclude the interview, you’ll hear an important note. how our #innovative technology can be used to combat climate change: “We can install about 30 gigawatts of high-altitude wind in Germany. That’s about half of the expansion target from the German government by 2030!”

We are ready!

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