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Designer of high altitude wind energy systems

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At 4:56pm on July 29, 2008, Philip Chiocchio said…: Hi Mike

Glad you have your head in the clouds. That is where the energy is.

I can't really evaluate your system from the power point. From the look it appears you want something that has lift, a glider, to move in a variety of ways that allows the tether connected through pulleys to turn a generator. Is this correct? It seems like the glider would need a constant and uniformly repeating pattern to keep the generator turning in a constant direction. You mention using flywheels and that might solve any back and forth flight patterns if geared properly.

A more flexible kite design instead of a rigid glider, might provide the same function and less weight with the same results. Have you experimented in that direction?

From my own conceptualizing on high altitude energy systems I have determined that anything that has reduced weight and be flexible enough to react to winds up to 225 MPH would find a mass market. Do you feel your design will reach that criteria?

Phil

At 11:38am on July 29, 2008, mike fallwell said…: Hi Phil,
I have also been developing a tethered wind energy system. It is in the public domain. So take a look.Nonaxial Wind Turbines.ppt

At 6:05am on July 26, 2008, Gina Bass said…: Well Phil, I also come from the Arts side of thing and tried to put in place an internet play, during that bubble. I approached someone I thought to be an angel investor and he took my idea, polished my presentation up and ran with it himself. I was very stupid and naive. If you think you have a product with real potential finish up the patent work, and find a partner on the engineering side to fill in the blanks. You're in Sarasota, yeah?
The good news is that VCs are interested in energy right now, knock up a business plan and go to one of those bootstrapping seminars. Let me know if I can be of any help.

Gina

At 10:17am on July 25, 2008, Gina Bass said…: Phil what are you doing about your inventions? Have you already patented them? Are you looking for venture capital or are you in bootstrap phase?