Abstract
This presentation summarizes important developments for Kitemill since the AWEC 2019 in Glasgow. In 2020, Kitemill acquired the Scottish airborne wind energy company Kite Power Systems (KPS), obtaining all the intellectual properties comprising multiple patents, a market analysis that recently was made publicly available, as well as engaging KPS’s former CEO David Ainsworth as an advisor and business developer in Kitemill. Said collaboration has already resulted in the approval of the Norse Airborne Wind Energy Project (NAWEP), a 7.5-million-euro project where Kitemill will operate 12 x KM2 kites rated to 100 kW from 2024 at Holtålen in Norway. In 2021, Kitemill also acquired the Dutch airborne wind energy company eKite, resulting in the acquisition of additional patents and intellectual properties, such as the eKite ground station, their flying wing, and several analyses. As part of the eKite acquisition, the eKite team joined Kitemill such that Kitemill now comprises more than 20 core members who are collaborating all across Europe. This is part of Kitemill’s belief in consolidation within the industry to focus investments and effort resulting in accelerated progress towards commercial operations. Kitemill sees many new opportunities for cooperation and risk sharing as the technology being industrialized and aims to continue with similar methods.
Thomas Hårklau
CEO and Founder
My professional objective is to ensure business growth for my companies/employers, customers, suppliers and partners.