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- GTI Magazine features Skysails´operations in Mauritius island
- Kitekraft is on the cover of the latest Windtech International edition
- AWEU and its members host a new German Parliamentarian Breakfast
- “Update Klima & Energie” podcast features AWEU SG, Kristian Petrick
- VDI Nachrichten features AWE presence at WindEnergy Hamburg 2024
Check out the after-movie from WindEnergy Hamburg 2024!
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GTI Magazine features Skysails´operations in Mauritius island
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Kitekraft is on the cover of the latest Windtech International edition
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AWEU and its members host a new German Parliamentarian Breakfast
Today, the third Parliamentarian Breakfast on Airborne Wind Energy took place at the German Reichstag Building, providing a platform for key discussions around the future of AWE technology and its regulatory challenges. This time, the event was hosted by Mark...
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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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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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