Kitepower BV

Johannes Peschel, Sweder Reuchlin, Claudio Vergara

Kitepower is one of the leading developers of airborne wind energy systems. Founded in 2016 by Johannes Peschel and Roland Schmehl as a spin-off from TU Delft’s airborne wind energy research group, the company is building on 10 years of university R&D, including 5 years of regular test operation of a soft-kite based pumping kite concept. The current commercial product, the Kitepower Falcon uses a 60 m2 kite that is specifically designed to allow remote communities or applications mitigating their dependency on a polluting and expensive diesel supply. The containerised on-shore solution is one of the first to enter the market. Since October 2023, Kitepower is conducting a long-term test campaign on the AWE test site of RWE Renewables GmbH in Bangor Erris, Ireland.

Kitepower LEI V5.40 kite with 40 m2 wing surface area.
Light trace of a kite performing a pumping cycle in the night sky.
Kitepower 60 m2 kite flying above the shoreline of the Caribbean island Aruba.
Kitepower Falcon 100 kW AWES operating upwind of the Vader Piet wind farm on the Caribbean island Aruba.
Offgrid-charging a battery electric vehicle with kite power in Dirksland, the Netherlands.
Kitepower operating at RWE’s airborne wind energy test center in Bangor Erris, Ireland.
Johannes Peschel
Johannes Peschel
CEO and Founder

Developing kite power systems to accelerate the energy transition.

Sweder Reuchlin
Sweder Reuchlin
Business Development & Sales Manager

Searching for sustainable energy solutions, for different environments, all over the planet to reduce the world’s carbon footprint.

Claudio Vergara
Claudio Vergara
CTO

Working in hardware and software to accelerate access to clean and reliable electricity sources in developing countries.