The KM1 Spark kite automatic launch and landing
A strong focus of engineering of a more robust kite system pays off with great results in our August 2020 test campaings.
Automatic start and landings
The task to automate operational phases which is now progressing well for the larger and more capable KM1.
25 December 2020 09:30
Successfully passed 125 flights in 2020
After Kitemill's kite number 5 in the KM1 series "Spark 5" completed its first flight in mid-December, the company has completed over 125 flights over Lista in 2020. Kite number 4 in the KM1 series...
28 November 2020 21:21
LIDAR campaign at Lista
In mid-November 2020, PhD student Jan Markus Diezel started measuring the speed of the wind over Lista Airport based on LIDAR measurements. LIDAR is basically the same technology that self-driving ...
23 October 2020 16:02
- Kitemill is truly sector leading
The highly respected Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) expert David Ainsworth is now a senior advisor for Kitemill. The company general manager, Thomas Hårklau, is very pleased that David Ainsworth now is...
15 September 2020 16:10
New QHSE manager with long management experience from Avinor
Otto de Besche is Kitemill's new quality manager, with responsibility for the company's quality, health, environment and safety. He has over 40 years of experience from the air traffic service, Avi...
11 August 2020 09:22
The IEA focuses on airborne wind in large energy workshop
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is now putting a sharp focus on airborne wind energy in a large conference that will be held digitally on 23. and 24. September 2020. On the landing page of th...
18 June 2020 15:37
Innovation Norway director brought Kitemill forward in speech
In the annual innovation speech held by the CEO of Innovation Norway, Håkon Haugli cited Kitemill as one of the examples of Norway's future growth.