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- Fourth Parliamentary Breakfast on Airborne Wind Energy held at the German Bundestag
- WESC 2025 showcases growing academic and industry interest in AWE
- Airborne Wind Europe and Kitemill highlight innovation at EUSEW 2025
- Pushing innovation forward: iRETs and Airborne Wind Energy take the stage in Brussels
- AWEU welcomes the coalition treaty of the new German government
The latest Airborne Wind Energy news
Fourth Parliamentary Breakfast on Airborne Wind Energy held at the German Bundestag
Today marked an important milestone for the advancement of Airborne Wind Energy in Germany, as the fourth Parliamentary Breakfast dedicated to the technology took place at the German Bundestag. The event was kindly hosted by MP Mark Helfrich, who has been a consistent...
WESC 2025 showcases growing academic and industry interest in AWE
With over 1,200 participants, the Wind Energy Science Conference (WESC) has established itself as the largest and most influential academic conference on wind energy worldwide. The 2025 edition, held in Nantes, once again demonstrated the growing recognition of...
Airborne Wind Europe and Kitemill highlight innovation at EUSEW 2025
Showcasing Airborne Wind Energy as a breakthrough solution for Europe’s clean, secure, and competitive energy future Airborne Wind Europe proudly represented the Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) sector at the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2025, held from 10 to 12...
MEP Nicolás González Casares spoke about the AWE kite expo in Brussels!
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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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