# High-altitude wind energy from kites!

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2009
- Speaker: Saul Griffith
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Engineering, Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/saul_griffith_high_altitude_wind_energy_from_kites)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In this brief talk, Saul Griffith unveils the invention his new company Makani Power has been working on: giant kite turbines that create surprising amounts of clean, renewable energy.

## Lectures

1. [High-altitude wind energy from kites!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/saul_griffith_high_altitude_wind_energy_from_kites/72ac219a9388), 6 min (TED's player)