SkySails Power scales airborne wind to unlock productive use of renewable energy in remote and island markets
Around the world, island grids and remote locations face high electricity prices, diesel dependency and land constraints that limit the deployment of conventional renewables. SkySails Power’s airborne power systems harness strong and steady high-altitude winds with minimal material use, low visual impact and flexible siting requirements.
The systems can provide controllable and grid-supportive power, making a valuable contribution to a secure and stable energy supply, especially in remote regions. Beyond clean electricity, the technology lays the foundation for local value creation – reducing fuel imports, strengthening energy sovereignty and creating skilled jobs and new business opportunities directly at the site.
As the global demand for cost-efficient, clean and independent energy increases, the company is expanding its international pipeline and actively seeking partners and investors to drive the next stage of airborne power deployment.
Versatile and scalable
The strategy focuses on high-demand energy projects where airborne power offers exceptional economic advantages. With early-stage developments underway across industrial sites, tourism destinations and remote island grids, SkySails is positioning airborne wind as a profitable renewable asset class that can be deployed quickly and scaled modularly.
Following the commissioning of first sites in Mauritius and Taiwan, the company is now aiming to develop complete project set-ups — from early site assessments to hybrid system design and PPA structuring — together with regional partners, industrial operators, developers, utilities and infrastructure investors.
The project- and PPA-based approach offers security for customers as well as fast conversion for project investors. It creates scalable, commercially attractive project models that accelerate the international rollout of airborne power and bring clean and efficient energy to where it is needed.
The current pipeline spans multiple locations across Africa, Southern Europe, the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, covering applications from island grids to commercial sites and public energy systems.
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