Makani
E697131
Alphabet X project
airborne wind energy system
defunct company
renewable energy technology project
wind power company
Makani was an experimental Alphabet X (formerly Google X) project that developed airborne wind turbines using tethered kites to generate renewable energy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alphabet X project
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airborne wind energy system ⓘ defunct company ⓘ renewable energy technology project ⓘ wind power company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Google NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 2013 ⓘ |
| becamePartOf |
Alphabet X
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Google X NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Royal Dutch Shell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developed | 600 kW airborne wind turbine prototype ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2020 ⓘ |
| field |
airborne wind energy
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renewable energy research ⓘ |
| formerName | Makani Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder |
Corwin Hardham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don Montague NERFINISHED ⓘ Saul Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
access stronger and more consistent winds aloft
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generate electricity from high-altitude wind ⓘ reduce cost of wind energy ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Alameda, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 2006 ⓘ |
| industry |
renewable energy
ⓘ
wind power ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hawaiian ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | wind in Hawaiian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first large-scale airborne wind energy projects
ⓘ
developing kite-based wind power systems ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Alphabet Inc.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
X Development LLC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productOrService |
airborne wind turbines
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flying wing wind energy generators ⓘ tethered kite power systems ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd |
Alphabet discontinued funding
ⓘ
commercialization challenges ⓘ |
| testedAt |
North Sea
NERFINISHED
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offshore test site near Norway ⓘ |
| uses |
autonomous flight control systems
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electric tether for power transmission ⓘ onboard wind turbines ⓘ tethered kites ⓘ |
| website | https://x.company/projects/makani/ ⓘ |
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