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- AWEU 2025 outlook: challenges and opportunities in Airborne Wind Energy sector
- Gosia Matowska joins AWEU as Project Manager and Public Affairs expert
- AWEU 2024 Wrap-Up: A transformative year for Airborne Wind Energy
- GTI Magazine features Skysails´operations in Mauritius island
- CTL Tástáil Teo, 2024: Airborne Wind Energy Certification Roadmap
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AWEU 2025 outlook: challenges and opportunities in Airborne Wind Energy sector
As 2025 unfolds, Airborne Wind Europe aims to keep the remarkable momentum that 2024 generated for Airborne Wind Energy industry in terms of commercialization pathway, standardization, awareness raising and social acceptance. AWEU is deeply involved in global...
Gosia Matowska joins AWEU as Project Manager and Public Affairs expert
Airborne Wind Europe kicks off 2025 welcoming Gosia Matowska. She is passionate about renewables and expert in project management and public affairs. Based in Brussels and originally from Poland, Matowska brings a wealth of experience in stakeholder...
AWEU 2024 Wrap-Up: A transformative year for Airborne Wind Energy
The year 2024 is coming to an end, and from Airborne Wind Europe, we wanted to go over the advancements and milestones achieved by the sector during the last twelve months. This year marked significant progress for the AWE sector, with groundbreaking achievements and...
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How does it work?
Airborne Wind Energy Systems (AWES) produce electricity using kites or wings which are attached by a tether to a ground station.
There are two phases:
- Power phase: The kite flies cross-wind in figures of eight, reeling-out the tether which turns the drum to which the generator – located in the ground station – is connected. Power is generated.
2. Retraction phase: The tether is reeled–in again and the kite dives down back to the starting position. This requires about 20% of the energy produced in the power phase.
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How does it look like?
Airborne Wind Energy is ready to complement renewable energy deployment as a game-changer solution that allows untapped wind resources to be harnessed at high altitudes (up to 600 m) while reducing material requirements by up to 90% compared to conventional wind technologies.
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Discover the potential, the advantages and the benefits of Airborne Wind Energy through our official White Paper launched by BVG Associates in 2022.
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