Meanwhile in the Real Energy world...

[Digital_Trucker]

Originally Posted by Zachstar

What? The article stated the ability to power 100 thousand homes with these things.. That is more homes than some cities..

From the article:

The experiment generated enough electricity to power 10 family homes, and the researchers have plans to test a 50kW version of their invention, called Laddermill, eventually building up to a proposed version with multiple kites that they claim could generate 100 megawatts, enough for 100,000 homes.

Key words there being "test" , "proposed" and "they claim".

I also wonder, at a height of 800 meters, how many private aircraft are going to end up flying into the kites and how many animal activists are going to complain about the possible impact on migratory birds.