This is one scheme that runs the generator on the ground. Makani and Ampyx both run generators in the air and transmit power down to the ground on the tether.

This is one scheme that runs the generator on the ground. Makani and Ampyx both run generators in the air and transmit power down to the ground on the tether. Here's an (unkind) summary where the players are: https://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/03/airborne-wind-energy-platypuses-instead-cheetahs/ https://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/03/airborne-wind-energy-pl...