Magenn Power Inc's high altitude wind turbine called MARS is a Wind Power Anywhere™ solution with distinct advantages over existing Conventional Wind Turbines and Diesel Generating Systems including: global deployment, lower costs, better operational performance, and greater environmental advantages.
 
MARS is a lighter-than-air tethered wind turbine that rotates about a horizontal axis in response to wind, generating electrical energy. This electrical energy is transferred down the 1000-foot tether for immediate use, or to a set of batteries for later use, or to the power grid. Helium sustains MARS and allows it to ascend to a higher altitude than traditional wind turbines. MARS captures the energy available in the 600 to 1000-foot low level and nocturnal jet streams that exist almost everywhere. MARS rotation also generates the "Magnus effect" which provides additional lift, keeps the MARS stabilized, and positions it within a very controlled and restricted location to adhere to FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) & Transport Canada guidelines.

 

Sky WindPower Corporation was founded by a scientist who got his start breaking codes during World War II. The San Diego company is building prototype Flying Electric Generators (rotorcraft) to demonstrate that wind alone can simultaneously hold a rotorcraft aloft at thousands of feet above the earth's surface and cause the rotorcraft to generate electricity to be returned to ground systems via a tether.

 
As you get higher, the wind gets stronger. Harvesting just 1% of those high-altitude jet streams could produce enough power for everyone on Earth.

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TechnoSpin, Inc.

TechnoSpin Inc. is developing, manufacturing and selling wind turbines with a unique proprietary design that are not limited to the areas with strong winds, but can operate in many low wind environments (accounting for more than 80 % of the Earth’s ground surface) - everywhere the wind blows.
 

TechnoSpin's turbines range in diameter from 1.5 to 6 meters and offer a multiple array of applications. TechnoSpin systems can provide an affordable solution for remote communications towers or remote rural areas not connected to a central power grid. It can also be used in conjunction with the central grid. TechnoSpin’s small systems are portable and can be erected temporarily in areas where electricity has been cut off due to natural disasters and other disruptions in supply. The company is also developing a revolutionary versatile gear, allowing for increased efficiency and reduced weight and materials consumption.

 

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Variable Wind Solutions, Ltd.