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Kitekraft
München, DEImpact-drivenStartupRenewable Energies & Environmental TechnologyClimate & Environmental Protection
Impact3Sustainability Goals
Employees2 - 10
Founded2019
LocationMünchen
About Kitekraft
Kitekraft develops innovative "flying wind turbines" for renewable energy generation. Their technology uses a tethered electric aircraft with eight onboard turbines, flying in figure eights. This enables ten times more efficient electricity generation with significantly less material and visual impact than conventional wind turbines. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Munich, the company contributes to the energy transition by providing low-cost electricity and making previously unfeasible locations viable for wind energy.
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Sustainability Goals
Affordable & Clean Energy
Access to affordable and clean energy
Kitekraft develops flying wind turbines to enable 10x more efficient and low-cost electricity generation from renewable sources.
Climate Action
Driving innovation for climate action
The organization offers a next-generation wind power solution that minimizes material use and visual impact, accelerating the global energy transition.
Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
Innovative renewable energy infrastructure
Kitekraft's flying wind turbines offer an innovative solution that enables the development of energy infrastructure in previously unfeasible locations.
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Q1What is Kitekraft's core mission?+
Kitekraft develops innovative "flying wind turbines" to enable the world's transition to 100% clean energy. The organization aims to provide wind turbines that are ten times more efficient than existing solutions by utilizing a small, tethered aircraft rather than traditional towers and blades. This approach is intended to provide low-cost electricity and simplify logistics and setup.
Q2How does Kitekraft's technology work?+
Kitekraft's systems consist of a tethered electric aircraft with eight onboard wind turbines. This aircraft autonomously flies in figure eights, generating electrical energy from the wind. This method requires ten times less construction materials compared to conventional wind turbines and can reach higher altitudes with stronger, steadier winds.
Q3How does Kitekraft contribute to climate action and sustainable development?+
Kitekraft offers a next-generation wind power solution that significantly reduces material use by ten times and is visually "almost invisible." The organization primarily addresses SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and secondarily SDG 13 (Climate Action) and SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure).
Q4Which partners and funders support Kitekraft?+
Kitekraft is supported by a variety of notable partners and funders, including Schweizer Kapital, Y Combinator, Climate KIC, BMWi, ESF, European Space Agency Business Incubator Center Bavaria, TUM, and EXIST. The organization has also received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe program.
Q5Who are Kitekraft's customers?+
Kitekraft's listed customers include Sunset Capital, Enerwhere, CENEC, Polarstern, SAGE, and Gemeindewerke Oberhaching. These customers benefit from the organization's innovative wind energy technology.
Q6How can interested individuals apply for a position at Kitekraft?+
Interested job seekers can view Kitekraft's current job openings on the organization's careers page. All available positions are listed at https://www.kitekraft.de/de/offene-stellen.
Q7When was Kitekraft founded and where is it headquartered?+
Kitekraft was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany. The organization currently employs between two and ten staff members.
