Airborne Wind Harvesting, A National R&D Program

Home

China

World

Politics

Business

Sci-Tech

Health

Opinions

Video

Live

Radio

World Asia-Pacific Middle East Europe Americas Africa

By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.

I agree

Airborne Wind Harvesting, A National R&D Program

The successful deployment and retrieval, in November 2025, of a 5,000 m² parachute, the largest of its kind in the world, at a site in Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, marked a significant step forward in the testing of a core component of China's first national R&D program for airborne wind energy harvesting. The program, by targeting efficient wind capture, air-to-ground energy transmission and long-duration stable control, aims at advancing China's AWE development toward a larger scale, greater efficiency and, ultimately, industrialization. The parachute, designed to harness winds at altitudes exceeding 300 meters, converts the wind energy into electricity by driving ground-based generators through a traction cable.

Open in CGTN APP for better experience

Search Trends