High-altitude wind energy from kites! - Saul Griffith
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if you're at all like me this is what
if you're at all like me this is what
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you do with this sunny summer weekends
you do with this sunny summer weekends
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in San Francisco you build experimental
in San Francisco you build experimental
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kite powered hydrofoils capable of more
kite powered hydrofoils capable of more
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than 30 knots and you realize that there
than 30 knots and you realize that there
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is incredible power in the wind and they
is incredible power in the wind and they
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can do amazing things and one day a
can do amazing things and one day a
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vessel not unlike this will probably
vessel not unlike this will probably
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break the world speed record but cards
break the world speed record but cards
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aren't just toys like this kites
aren't just toys like this kites
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I'm gonna give you a brief history and
I'm gonna give you a brief history and
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tell you about the magnificent future of
tell you about the magnificent future of
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every child's favorite plaything so
every child's favorite plaything so
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kites are more than a thousand years old
kites are more than a thousand years old
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and the Chinese use them for military
and the Chinese use them for military
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applications and even for lifting men so
applications and even for lifting men so
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they knew at that stage they could carry
they knew at that stage they could carry
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large weights I'm not sure why there is
large weights I'm not sure why there is
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a hole in this particular man in 1827 a
a hole in this particular man in 1827 a
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fellow called George Pocock actually
fellow called George Pocock actually
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pioneered the use of kites for towing
pioneered the use of kites for towing
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buggies in races against horse carriages
buggies in races against horse carriages
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across the English countryside
across the English countryside
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then of course at the dawn of aviation
then of course at the dawn of aviation
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all of the great inventors at the time
all of the great inventors at the time
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like Hargreaves like Langley even
like Hargreaves like Langley even
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Alexander Graham Bell inventor of the
Alexander Graham Bell inventor of the
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telephone was flying this kite we're
telephone was flying this kite we're
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doing so in the pursuit of aviation then
doing so in the pursuit of aviation then
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these two fellows came along and they
these two fellows came along and they
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were flying kites to develop the control
were flying kites to develop the control
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systems that would ultimately enable
systems that would ultimately enable
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powered human flight so this is of
powered human flight so this is of
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course oval and Wilbur Wright and the
course oval and Wilbur Wright and the
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Wright Flyer and their experiments with
Wright Flyer and their experiments with
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kites led to this momentous occasion
kites led to this momentous occasion
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where we powered up and took off for the
where we powered up and took off for the
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first ever 12 second human flight and
first ever 12 second human flight and
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that was fantastic for the future of
that was fantastic for the future of
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commercial aviation but unfortunately it
commercial aviation but unfortunately it
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relegated kites once again to be
relegated kites once again to be
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considered children's toys that was
considered children's toys that was
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until the 1970s where we had the last
until the 1970s where we had the last
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energy crisis and a fabulous man called
energy crisis and a fabulous man called
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miles Lloyd who lives on the outskirts
miles Lloyd who lives on the outskirts
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of San Francisco wrote this seminal
of San Francisco wrote this seminal
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paper that was completely ignored in the
paper that was completely ignored in the
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Journal of energy about how to use
Journal of energy about how to use
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basically an airplane on a piece of
basically an airplane on a piece of
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string to generate enormous amounts of
string to generate enormous amounts of
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electricity the real key observation he
electricity the real key observation he
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made is that a free flying wing can
made is that a free flying wing can
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sweep through more sky and generate more
sweep through more sky and generate more
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power in a unit of time than a
power in a unit of time than a
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fixed-wing turbine so turbines grew and
fixed-wing turbine so turbines grew and
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they can now span up to 300 feet at the
they can now span up to 300 feet at the
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hub height but they can't really go a
hub height but they can't really go a
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lot higher and more height is where the
lot higher and more height is where the
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more wind is and more power as much as
more wind is and more power as much as
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twice as much so cut to now we have
twice as much so cut to now we have
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still have an energy crisis and now we
still have an energy crisis and now we
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have a climate crisis as well you know
have a climate crisis as well you know
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so humans generate about 12 trillion
so humans generate about 12 trillion
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watts or 12 terra watts from fossil
watts or 12 terra watts from fossil
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fuels and Al Gore has spoken to why we
fuels and Al Gore has spoken to why we
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need to hit one of these targets and in
need to hit one of these targets and in
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reality what that means is into the next
reality what that means is into the next
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30 to 40 years we have to make 10
30 to 40 years we have to make 10
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trillion watts or more of new clean
trillion watts or more of new clean
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energy somehow wind is the second
energy somehow wind is the second
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largest renewable resource after a solar
largest renewable resource after a solar
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3600 terawatts more than enough to
3600 terawatts more than enough to
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supply humanity 200 times over the
supply humanity 200 times over the
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majority of it is in the higher
majority of it is in the higher
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altitudes above 300 feet where we don't
altitudes above 300 feet where we don't
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have a technology as yet
have a technology as yet
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to get there so this is the dawn of the
to get there so this is the dawn of the
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new age of kites this is our test site
new age of kites this is our test site
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on Maui flying across the sky I'm now
on Maui flying across the sky I'm now
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going to show you the first autonomous
going to show you the first autonomous
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generation of power by every child's
generation of power by every child's
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favorite plaything as you can tell you
favorite plaything as you can tell you
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need to be a robot to fly this thing for
need to be a robot to fly this thing for
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thousands of hours makes you a little
thousands of hours makes you a little
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nauseous and here we're actually
nauseous and here we're actually
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generating about 10 kilowatts so enough
generating about 10 kilowatts so enough
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to power probably five united states
to power probably five united states
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households with a kite not much larger
households with a kite not much larger
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than this piano and the real significant
than this piano and the real significant
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thing here is we're developing the
thing here is we're developing the
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control systems as did the Wright
control systems as did the Wright
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brothers that would enable sustained
brothers that would enable sustained
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long-duration flight and it doesn't hurt
long-duration flight and it doesn't hurt
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to do it in a location like this either
to do it in a location like this either
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so this is the equivalent for a kite
so this is the equivalent for a kite
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flier of peeing in the snow that's
flier of peeing in the snow that's
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tracing your name in the sky and this is
tracing your name in the sky and this is
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where we're actually going so we're
where we're actually going so we're
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beyond the 12 second steps and we're
beyond the 12 second steps and we're
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working towards megawatt scale machines
working towards megawatt scale machines
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that fly at 2,000 feet and generate tons
that fly at 2,000 feet and generate tons
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of clean electricity so you ask how
of clean electricity so you ask how
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bigger those machines
bigger those machines
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well this paper plane would be maybe a
well this paper plane would be maybe a
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that would be enough to power your cell
that would be enough to power your cell
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phone your Cessna would be 230 kilowatts
phone your Cessna would be 230 kilowatts
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if you'd loan me your a Gulfstream I'll
if you'd loan me your a Gulfstream I'll
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rip its wings off and generate your mega
rip its wings off and generate your mega
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one if you give me a 747 I'll make six
one if you give me a 747 I'll make six
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megawatts which is more than the largest
megawatts which is more than the largest
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wind turbines today and the Spruce Goose
wind turbines today and the Spruce Goose
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would be a 15 megawatt wing so that is
would be a 15 megawatt wing so that is
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audacious you say I agree but audacious
audacious you say I agree but audacious
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is what has happened many times before
is what has happened many times before
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in history this is a refrigerator
in history this is a refrigerator
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factory churning out airplanes for World
factory churning out airplanes for World
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War two prior to World War two they were
War two prior to World War two they were
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making 1,000 planes a year by 1945 they
making 1,000 planes a year by 1945 they
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were making a hundred thousand with this
were making a hundred thousand with this
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Factory and a hundred thousand planes a
Factory and a hundred thousand planes a
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year we could make all of America's
year we could make all of America's
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electricity in about ten years so really
electricity in about ten years so really
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this is a story about the audacious
this is a story about the audacious
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plans of young people with these dreams
plans of young people with these dreams
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there are many office I am lucky enough
there are many office I am lucky enough
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to work with 30 of them and I think we
to work with 30 of them and I think we
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need to support all of the dreams of the
need to support all of the dreams of the
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kids out there doing these crazy things
kids out there doing these crazy things
thank
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