ARE Energy Access Investment Forum 2025

8–10 Apr 2025 | Kampala, Uganda

Norbert Taphorn

Area Sales manager

SkySails Power GmbH

Hamburg, Germany

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My organisation

SkySails Power GmbH

SkySails Power GmbH

Industry & Private Sector

Hamburg, Germany

SkySails Power GmbH (Website: www.skysails-power.com) SkySails Power aims to keep our planet livable with sustainable airborne wind energy. We harness the strong and steady winds at high altitudes with huge kites to accelerate the global energy transition. With our innovative technology, we make the largest untapped renewable power potential of airborne wind accessible for everyone, worldwide. SkySails Power is a fully owned subsidiary of the SkySails Group. The SkySails Group GmbH employs more than 100 people at its headquarters in Hamburg/Germany, at its production facility in Seevetal, Lower Saxony as well as at its facilities in Klixbüll/Schleswig-Holstein and Mauritius. Additional international projects are in progress, e.g. in Taiwan, Hawaii and French Polynesia.
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About me

Norbert Taphorn is a graduate engineer in electrical engineering and has been active in renewable energies for more than 29 years. He has worked in various companies in the field of photovoltaic inverters, PV projects, lithium battery storage and hybrid project development (on-grid/off-grid). Norbert is responsible for the sales of SkySails Power Systems worldwide.

My organisation

SkySails Power GmbH (Website: www.skysails-power.com)

SkySails Power aims to keep our planet livable with sustainable airborne wind energy. We harness the strong and steady winds at high altitudes with huge kites to accelerate the global energy transition. With our innovative technology, we make the largest untapped renewable power potential of airborne wind accessible for everyone, worldwide. SkySails Power is a fully owned subsidiary of the SkySails Group. The SkySails Group GmbH employs more than 100 people at its headquarters in Hamburg/Germany, at its production facility in Seevetal, Lower Saxony as well as at its facilities in Klixbüll/Schleswig-Holstein and Mauritius. Additional international projects are in progress, e.g. in Taiwan, Hawaii and French Polynesia.

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Industry & Private Sector

Speaker sessions (1)

Wednesday, 9 April 2025

14:30 - 15:45

DRE Technology & innovations from the field (pitching session)

Location:Speke Ballroom (1st floor)Track:Track 1

This dynamic pitching session will showcase cutting-edge technological innovations and investment trends shaping the future of distributed renewable energy (DRE).