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BBCより。グーグルがアメリカの凧を空高くあげ、その凧に付けた発電用のタービンを回して発電する会社を買収したと。
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22636565
Google has acquired a US company that generates power using turbines mounted on tethered kites or wings.

Makani Power will become part of Google X - the secretive research and development arm of the search giant.

The deal comes as Makani carries out the first fully autonomous flights of robot kites bearing its power-generating propellers.

Google has not said how much it paid to acquire Makani, but it has invested $15m (£9.9m) in the company before now.

In a statement posted to its website, Makani said the deal would "provide Makani with the resources to accelerate our work to make wind energy cost competitive with fossil fuels".

買収金額は、明らかにされていないが、既に15百万ドルをGoogleは投資をしているようだ。また、この買収により、Makamiは凧を使った発電コストを火力発電なみに持ってい弾みになると研究見通しを語っている。