Didn't this all start with Ben Franklin's kite?

All is great until you run into the one thing that makes this not viable .... and that is inclimate weather. While yes you can generate power for a time you still have to avoid bad weather.

That is going to be the main problem with this technology. It is almost pointless if you can't maintain over a 98% up time. I can see this as a part time suppliment for energy but not something to rely on for your power supply.

When benny franklin flew his kite all old-skool style, who knew 200 years later we'd begin harnessing that power?!

great concept, lets see if it makes it to the mainstream...

I'm all for this alternative, especially if it seems like it can save us money.

This is the kind of thinking I love. I think the only reason things like this weren't done years ago is...we didn't need to. Too bad the world payed for it. Hope we're not too late.

Awesome!!

Now only if our law makers will fund research so we can figure out how to make this viable to the mass population, instead of making more weapons. The problem has never been alternative ideas about our energy needs, but rather our resistance to embrace them. But then again, we know why that is, don't we...

oh, how things are changing....!!!!!! for the good....

Can I volunteer to be a professional kite-flying energy-generator please? That has got to be the coolest job ever.

It's ridiculous how simple some of these energy solutions are. Makes you wonder why it's taken us so long to start...oh...nevermind. I remember now.

This is amazing!

What an awesome idea!!!

thats awesome

Slowly, but surely, we're getting better at being better to our planet!

kites...simple but BRiLLiant

I sense a tangling problem in the near future.

Interesting. If only it could power my car.

But still this is very cool that they can pull that much energy from the wind. Creative.

i'm not sure i understand how a kite is tethered to a generator? and how that creates electricity... the video didn't show this, suppose i'll have a look at the article...

That's fabulous, how festive! That puts a smile on my face =)

That is a great idea and would keep the arrogant pilots from flying too low blasting our homes with these dangerous low frequency sounds.

Lets just drill off-shore.

Seriously though this is the absolute truth:
"We have an abundance of renewable energy and there are a lot of visionary technologies coming along so that, in future, the sky's the limit.'

How quickly technology will make it to market depends on how much investors are willing to put in."

You rock UK! I love the creativity.

Great!!! another fine Idea. I knew we had it in us.

This is great! I wish people took more interesting in alternative energy sources

COME ON RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES!!:D