KGM1 is a new brand for power generation that uses the most powerful green technology called airborne wind energy (AWE) for off-grid populations, a growing market with 800 million users. Inuit, Sami, remote communities, islands, disaster lands; lots having low sun, high winds and clipping logistic problems, 60% of communities use diesel generators with power around 20kW. It offers a mobile wind energy system (10-20 kW rated) using kites that is up to 50% economical and up to 90% weight-saving compared to current wind turbines. Easy to transport/install, is the first prototype worldwide tested with an always positive energy production duty cycle. To make a simple comparison, this generation technology works like a Kitesurfer who is kiting, but it also puts in rotation a generator. It is now managed by GHIVA Prog. CAD and structured on a less demanding Off-Grid market, but will then reach the On-Grid market with larger sizes and fully automated generation systems in a later phase.

The Environmental Benefits

• •KGM1 produces 100% clean electricity by extracting kinetic energy from a moving air mass. It does this via kite wings that fly according to pre-established trajectories, setting in motion a sled and consequently a permanent magnet generator
• •We can state that a farm of 25 KGM1 (rated power 20 kW) per Km2 (0.5 MW peak) will produce 12.5 MW/Km2, over 3000 hours of operation, this can give an estimate of the CO2 saved
• •This parameter can be indirectly extrapolated from the footprint of traditional Wind Towers, since Airborne Wind Energy technology allows weight savings of up to 90% (part on the concrete base) compared to Wind Towers, whose data are well known

The Financial Benefits

• •Total cost of ownership (TCO): KGM1: lower in the long term due to lower installation, permissions and maintenance costs- it does not require tall towers and heavy foundations
• •Payback Time (ROI): KGM1: projections tell us within 3 years from production start given the greater capacity factor and lower operating costs. Wind Towers: payback times well established, generally between 5-10 years depending on site-specific condition

Target client profile

• Business
• Local NGO

Activity Region

• Headquarters
• Activity

Company Profile

GHIVA Progettazione CAD

A different approach to the "Airborne Wind Energy" Technology, the most powerful among the new Green Energies.

Headquarters 10148 Turin, Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy

Type Company

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