KITEMILL AS

In Voss, Norway, where mountains descend steeply toward the fjords and winds blow strong at altitudes unreachable by conventional turbines, Kitemill began in 2008 to imagine a fundamentally different way of harvesting wind energy. The core idea is elegant in its logic but demanding in execution: the strongest and most consistent winds do not blow fifty metres above ground, where conventional wind farm blades operate, but hundreds of metres into the sky. Kitemill develops airborne wind energy systems — technologies that use tethered kites or motorised gliders connected to ground stations by cables, reaching high-altitude airstreams and converting them into electricity. The potential is considerable. AWE systems can generate power at costs comparable to conventional wind farms, but with a fraction of the steel and concrete required by traditional towers. This means lighter installations, easier deployment, and the possibility of reaching locations where conventional turbines simply cannot be placed — remote coastlines, mountainous terrain, offshore environments. Kitemill's target customers include utilities, energy producers, infrastructure investors, and industrial partners looking to integrate scalable renewable generation solutions into their portfolios. The B2B model is designed to embed Kitemill's technology within broader energy portfolios, with development pathways toward commercial scale. In a world accelerating through an energy transition, Kitemill represents one of the most ambitious bets on radical innovation in the wind energy sector.