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 Sep 21, 07 : New Wind Power Tech Could Change Cargo Shipping (read 4465 times) - KiteShip Making Breakthroughs By: Terry McSweeney SAN FRANCISCO, Sep. 21, 2007 (KGO) - An East Bay company is hoping to harness wind power in a way that could change cargo shipping forever. It's a new twist on a...Read More


 Apr 19, 07 : EU to Add Ships' Emissions to Trading Scheme (read 2253 times) - The European Commission confirmed this week that it will propose bringing CO2 emissions from ships into the European Union's emissions trading scheme (ETS). The confirmation came after Jos Delbeke, the Commission...Read More


 Dec 12, 06 : Sailing an Oil Tanker; NYT Magazine (read 112 times) - KiteShip is featured in the New York Times Magazines "6th Annual Year in Ideas" in their Dec 10, 2006 issue. The article is available online, here:...Read More


 Oct 04, 06 : KiteShip Wins California Clean Tech Award (read 3159 times) - KiteShip Corporation, an innovator in very large free-flying sails (VLFFS) for ships, announces that it was selected winner of the Transportation Category of the California Clean Tech Open with their very large traction...Read More


 Apr 27, 06 : KiteShip Featured in Popular Science (read 3837 times) - "Dave Culp has a radical vision. He sees enormous diesel ships—cargo carriers and supertankers and luxury liners, vessels weighing tens of thousands of tons—hitched to giant kites and towed on their courses by ocean...Read More


 Apr 25, 06 : KiteShip Catches Defense Department's Eye! (read 2280 times) - Defense Industry Daily has covered the Pentagon's growing focus on energy conservation in the wake of a recent Army Corps of Engineers report, as well as its rising outlays for fuel. We noted that: "...the...Read More


 Mar 09, 06 : KiteShip's New Website (read 2430 times) - KiteShip announces a major rework of its website. In order to better represent our growing business, KiteShip has expanded its online offerings to include Commercial Marine, Pleasure Marine, Aerospace and Research &...Read More


 Nov 15, 05 : KiteShip Taps Ocean Racing Sailor for CEO (read 896 times) - Jeremy Walker is a seasoned Silicon Valley and international technology executive. An experienced ocean racing sailor with over 200,000 sea miles under his belt, he has extensive connections in the marine industry. A...Read More


 Nov 5, 05 : 3000 sq ft OutLeader in SF Bay (read 1865 times) - Had a great afternoon this past week aboard the TP52 "Flash" in San Francisco Bay. We were reading the same thing on the speedo and the apparent wind meter--low twelves. Not a bad showing for no mainsail or...Read More


 Aug 20, 05 : New Outleader Distributors (read 1517 times) - KiteShip adds Distributors in the Netherlands and Australia. In the Netherlands, you can now contact Johan Mulder. Johan is receiving a huge number of enquiries and will be demonstrating OutLeader kites the weekend of...Read More


 April 20, 05 : KiteShip Garners Two Guinness World Records (read 1550 times) - In April 2005 Guinness World Records announces that KiteShip Corporation has been awarded two world records. From Guinness: "A 420 sq meter (4521 sq ft) traction kite manufactured by KiteShip Corporation (USA)...Read More


 Apr 12, 05 : New UK/European Distributor (read 2036 times) - Malcolm van Rooyen is based in Southampton and will be handling sales and service of OutLeader kites throughout the UK and Europe. Malcolm, a management consultant with 25 years business experience, has also been a...Read More


 Oct 06, 04 : Performance-Based Guarantee (read 1545 times) - KiteShip, sailing innovators and makers of OutLeader spinnaker replacement kites today announces the industry's first money-back performance-based guarantee for its free-flying sailing kites. "If, after 15...Read More


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