Hannover Messe 2024: Pioneering Research Project – Charging Electric Vehicles with Wind Energy

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Julia Pirlich
Julia Pirlich
Volkswagen Group Technology / Head of Corporate Communications (Elli)
A group of people standing at a trade fair or conference listen to a man holding a microphone and apparently presenting something.
Federal Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger at Hannover Messe 2024 in conversation about the Techno-Hyb project.
  • Volkswagen Group Charging (Elli), EnerKíte, TU Braunschweig, and other project partners are researching an energy-autonomous charging solution for e-mobility.
  • High-tech kites harvest high-altitude winds and convert them into electricity, which can be stored in innovative battery systems and used to charge EVs.
  • Federal Minister Stark-Watzinger: "Strong network of competencies for the energy transition."

Hannover. Volkswagen Group's subsidiary Elli, airborne wind turbine manufacturer EnerKíte, and the Technical University of Braunschweig present groundbreaking research at the Hannover Messe, which could enable energy-autonomous charging for electric vehicles in the future. High-tech kites "harvest" strong and steady high-altitude winds, converting them into electricity. The energy is stored in Elli's Flexpole fast-charger and can be used to charge EVs. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and coordinated at the Open Hybrid LabFactory Campus in Wolfsburg.

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