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EnerKite
Airborne wind energy harvested by autonomous kites with no tower required.
Why this is on Salient
Met the team twice through their investor presentations. A strong group with genuinely diverse experience across engineering and commercial roles, building a unique approach to energy generation that most generalist funds overlook. The kind of hardware story worth understanding early.
Lennart Kamsteeg
Founder & curator · Salient
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DE
founded
2010
sector
Real Estate / PropTech, Health / Biotech
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German developer of airborne wind energy systems using kite technology to harvest persistent high-altitude winds. The system produces energy up to 90% of the time at costs below conventional wind turbines with no tower or heavy foundation required. Currently moving from pilot to commercial launch of its first MW-scale product.
Founder
Florian Breipohl
As architect with extensive experience in project management, Florian is a long-standing member of EnerKíte and has been managing director since October 2022
Traction
EK30 demonstrator logged 72-hour autonomous flights across three EU countries. Early pilots financed by customers including a major French utility. ~$1.85M raised including EU grants.
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