High Altitude Wind (HAW) is a potential energy source that has yet to be tapped on an industrial scale. Currently a handful of technology firms are utilizing the cutting edge of material science to explore the possibility. If this resource can be tapped effectively, its consistency and location relative to many population centers will make it an important part of a sustainable energy infrastructure.

Project Sustainability is currently working to clarify the economic and ecological feasibility of HAW development. As the technologies reach commercial scale, we intend to be on the cutting edge of developing this resource across the globe. Especially when utilized in conjunction with pumped hydroelectric resources, natural gas power plants, or demand managed smart grids, HAW has the prospect of becoming one of the most cost effective renewables available.

This study represents one of the first international mappings of high altitude wind potential and demonstrate the magnitude of power which this resource could represent if harnessed. While we realize that this technology may be decades out, we also believe that once the technology exists potentially easy deployment will allow it to be installed more rapidly than most technologies on its scale.