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We’ve moved!

As of September 16, you can find all of our news, stories and insights on our new blog on the X website. We will no longer be posting here…

Sep 28, 2021

We’ve moved!

Sep 28, 2021

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“Mother Nature waits for no-one”

How the Mineral team created a mini-plant buggy while sheltering-in-place

Dec 15, 2020

“Mother Nature waits for no-one”

Dec 15, 2020

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“We value flying pigs, metaphorically and literally”: Astro Teller in conversation with Gideon…

At EmTech 2020, Captain of Moonshots Astro Teller shares what X has learned from a decade of innovation about unleashing radical creativity

Nov 9, 2020

“We value flying pigs, metaphorically and literally”: Astro Teller in conversation with Gideon…

Nov 9, 2020

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How [not] to predict the future

An interview with Xer Phil Watson about navigating an uncertain future

Oct 13, 2020

How [not] to predict the future

Oct 13, 2020

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A long and windy road

Editor’s note: This blog was originally published on the Makani team blog by Dr. Fort Felker on February 18th, 2020. In 2020, Makani’s…

Feb 18, 2020

A long and windy road

Feb 18, 2020

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How Energy Kites Expand the Reach of Offshore Wind

Makani CEO Fort Felker makes a call for collaboration across the wind industry to promote emerging technologies. Working together will…

Dec 11, 2019

How Energy Kites Expand the Reach of Offshore Wind

Dec 11, 2019

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Creativity can combat climate change: why Makani is making kites that generate clean power

Editor’s note: This blog was originally published on the Makani team blog by the Makani team on September 20, 2019. In 2020 Makani’s…

Sep 20, 2019

Creativity can combat climate change: why Makani is making kites that generate clean power

Sep 20, 2019

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Makani’s airborne wind power system takes flight offshore

The first flights of Makani’s energy kite from a floating platform are a big step towards increased access to energy resources that are…

Aug 15, 2019

Makani’s airborne wind power system takes flight offshore

Aug 15, 2019

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Energy kite flight footage from Hawai’i

Makani has been successfully flying our M600 energy kite in Hawai’i since 2018

Aug 13, 2019

Energy kite flight footage from Hawai’i

Aug 13, 2019

Makani takes to the ocean with Shell

Makani is now an independent company and is partnering with Shell to bring energy kites to offshore environments

Aug 8, 2019

Makani takes to the ocean with Shell

Aug 8, 2019

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The Team at X

X is a moonshot factory. Our mission is to invent and launch breakthrough technologies that we hope could someday make the world a radically better place.

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