Maybe a Kite is all we need?

In South Africa for the last two or so weeks we have been suffering through something we lovingly refer to as load-shedding. What is load-shedding you might ask? Well it’s when the ESKOM (our only power supplier) switches of the power in shifts to ensure that the country does not experience a total black out. The cause of the immense strain to the power grid might as well be caused by gremlins...

So, what are we to do? Over the last decade or so more and more money has gone into finding green solutions to solve the power issue, considering South Africa is 80% reliant on electricity generation through fossil fuels like coal. One of the most obvious investments into electricity is via wind turbines. And as the saying goes, it works there it should work here. I believe the project has largely been successful. But the power generated is still not enough!

The talk by Saul Griffith dares us to think differently about energy. To harness the power of wind through the use of Kites!!! In the talk he briefly explains how kites have played a very important role in our pursuit of flight and suggests how they can be used to fuel our future. So, enjoy!

Hopefully ESKOM will take note!! 

and I repeat: Maybe all we need is Kite?