San Francisco (CNN Business)One company’s self-flying energy kite may be the answer to increasing wind power around the world.
California-based Makani — which is owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet — is using power from the strongest winds found out in the middle of the ocean, typically in spots where it’s a challenge to install traditional wind turbines. Makani hopes to create electricity to power communities across the world.
Despite a growing number of wind farms in the United States and the potential of this energy source, only 6% of the world’s electricity comes from wind due to the the difficulty of setting up and maintaining turbines, according to the World Wind Energy Association.
