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By Mark Bergen Before June, I will admit I had never heard of ARPA-E. Have you? The Department of Energy wing, formed in 2009, is charged with investing in new approaches to power energy. Its model agency is DARPA, the wacky Defense unit that birthed many things (GPS, advanced aircraft, the internet) that are now central to […]
On May 16, Makani released a YouTube video. A camera pans on a T-shaped airplane, with wings stretching 85 feet holding eight small turbines and a tether connecting it to a tall ground station. The plane swoops into the air. It dips and soars, looping elegantly in circles that mimic a windmill, something it was built to replace. For more […]
Saul Griffith first tested a flying wing that could send wind turbines high into the atmosphere from the roof of the MIT Media Lab. At an altitude of 1,000 feet, the wind blasts consistently, making the power source cheaper and more reliable. But in 2009, after eight years of tinkering, his company Makani Power and its […]
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