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paokittyhawk@cv63.navy.mil

To: Jason Chudy

Hi there at USS Kitty Hawk

Thank You for getting back to me so quickly.

Yesterday afternoon my group presented our idea at a meeting with the danish Minister for Science and Technology (Helge Sander) and the CEO of Danfoss (Jørgen Mads Clausen) among others. They have encouraged us to continue with the project, and we are now aiming at presenting a more detailed project for the recently appointed danish Minister of Climate (Connie Hedegaard) and the CEO of Virgin (Richard Branson) in January next year. Copenhagen will be the host city of the international Climate Conference in 2009, and we would appreciate if it is possible to email PDF's or DWG drawings (plans and longitudinal- and cross-sections) of USS Kitty Hawk to be used as visual reference.

Our idea in short is to turn USS Kitty Hawk into an international CleanTech research facility intended as a platform to realize the idea of creating and deploying a giant "kite" or so called "Flying Electric Generator" as decribed in the paper "Harnessing High Altitude Wind Power" by Bryan W. Roberts, David H. Shepard, Ken Caldeira, M. Elizabeth Cannon, David G. Eccles, Albert J. Grenier, and Jonathan F. Freidin.

Abstract:
Flying Electric Generators (FEGs) are proposed to harness kinetic energy in the powerful, persistent high altitude winds. Average power density can be as high as 20 kW/m2 in a approximately 1000 km wide band around latitude 30 degrees in both Earth hemispheres. At 15,000 feet (4600 m) and above, tethered rotorcraft, with four or more rotors mounted on each unit, could give individual rated outputs of up to 40 MW. These aircraft would be highly controllable and could be flown in arrays, making them a large-scale source of reliable wind power.

The aerodynamics, electrics, and control of these craft are described in detail, along with a description of the tether mechanics. A 240 kW craft has been designed to demonstrate the concept at altitude. It is anticipated that large-scale units would make low cost electricity available for grid supply, for hydrogen production, or for hydro-storage from large-scale generating facilities.

I attach the paper and a more visual version of part of our presentation from yesterday.

In hope of your positive respons.
With kind regards

Tim Nøhr Elkær
Ph.D. Scholar
Center for DesignResearch
Denmark

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