Skypull Airborne Wind Energy – An autonomous patented wing drone connected to a ground generator producing low-cost electricity from abundant high altitude winds.
Developed in 2017 in Switzerland, Skypull provides a solution to Affordable & clean energy, – in line with sustainable development goals for the future.
- The Skypull 1 MW system energy production is double of a same rated power wind turbine, installed in the same location.
- The Skypull 1 MW system overall mass (including foundation) is around 60t, vs. approximately 2,000 t of a wind turbine of comparable capacity.
- The Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE) of the system ranges between 30-40 $/MWh, allowing it to compete with all fossil fuel based technologies without public incentives .
- A Skypull system reduces 99% CO2 emissions (less than 1 g vs 820 g CO2/KWh), when replacing a coal fired power station.
- Its environmental impact reduces 90% CO2 (less than 1g vs. 13 g/kWh) versus traditional wind turbines, due to much lower energy demand during manufacturing.
- The drone is 7 times smaller in size compared to a traditional wind turbine rotor, and operates at 200-600 meter altitude, reducing the visual impact by 90%.
- The Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE) for a 1MW Skypull system will be 30% less than traditional wind turbines in low wind site locations (6 m/sec avg. annual wind speed)’
- , “Energy Return on Energy Investment (ERoEI) of Skypull’s 1 MW system is expected to be above 150, a value that can grant a new era of economic and social development around the world”,
- One 1 MW Skypull system will produce enough energy to provide sustainable clean and renewable power to 1,100 homes at near zero CO2 emissions over its lifecycle.
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