Kitekraft: Tethered electric kite autonomously flies figure eights and generates electricity from the wind

https://medium.com/kitekraft/kitekraft-succeeds-with-autonomous-all-phase-flight-of-new-kite-demonstrator-f13b12690d55

"major milestone in our development towards our first 100kW product with a successful flight in all phases... getting the software for autonomous flight control in place... we [achieved] this in just two years of Kitekraft’s existence"

Company website: https://www.kitekraft.de/airborne-wind-energy

"harvest up to 3 times more energy per area in wind park arrangements than conventional turbines... need 10x less building materials compared to conventional wind turbines of the same power rating... provide utility-level low-cost wind power already at small-scale and even lower cost at megawatt-scale... our flying kites are barely visible. This reduces visual obstructions and public opposition...  has the same life span [as] conventional wind turbines... mostly made of aluminum which can easily be recycled... very compact and can be packed in standard shipping containers"

Related: Could high-flying kites power your home?
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/could-high-flying-kites-power-your-home