Between September and October 2021, Kitepower is going to be deployed in the Dutch Defence's training area near Vader Piet on the island of Aruba, with the goal to test the system in an operational environment as part of the military exercise Caribbean Engineer 2021.
Kitepower has been featured in PostNL's latest stamp sheetlet which focuses on the innovative capacity of The Netherlands by referring to 10 unique innovations developed by scientists from TU Delft.
Kitepower's operations in Goeree-Overflakkee will advance thanks to the recent obtainment of an "All-in-one Permit for Physical Aspects" (omgevingsvergunning).
Dromec is a key development partner of Kitepower since day one, when in 2015, the Dutch company has joined the mission to develop the first commercial Airborne Wind Energy System (AWES).
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