Altaeros BAT: Portable Wind Power

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Altaeros Energies is announcing the first planned commercial demonstration of its BAT (Buoyant Airborne Turbine) product in partnership with the Alaska Energy Authority. The Alaska project will deploy the BAT at a height of 1,000 feet above ground, a height that will break the world record for the highest wind turbine in the world. Altaeros has designed the BAT to generate consistent, low cost energy for the remote power and microgrid market, including remote and island communities; oil & gas, mining, agriculture, and telecommunication firms; disaster relief organizations; and military bases. The BAT uses a helium-filled, inflatable shell to lift to high altitudes where winds are stronger and more consistent than those reached by traditional tower-mounted turbines. High strength tethers hold the BAT steady and send electricity down to the ground. The lifting technology is adapted from aerostats, industrial cousins of blimps, which have lifted heavy communications equipment into the air for decades. To learn more, visit www.altaerosenergies.com.

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Altaeros Energies was founded in 2010 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Our mission is simple – to deploy the world’s first commercial airborne wind turbine to harness the abundant energy in strong, steady winds at higher altitudes. We work with businesses and communities to deploy low cost power solutions at remote locations that often rely on expensive fossil fuels.

Altaeros Energies has received funding towards wind turbine technology development from a number of sources, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National Science Foundation, the California Energy Commission, the Maine Technology Institute, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Cleantech Innovations New England, and the Alaska Energy Authority. In addition, Altaeros Energies received the 2011 ConocoPhillips Energy Prize.

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