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- Castro-Fernández et al., 2025: A review of the aerodynamics of AWE systems
- “Neue energie” features Airborne Wind Europe member EnerKíte
- AWEU joins joint call for an ambitious, and innovation-focused EU budget
- Airborne Wind Europe member Kitepower recognised at SEAI 2025 Energy Awards
- Bundesrat’s AWE initiative draws growing media attention
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Castro-Fernández et al., 2025: A review of the aerodynamics of AWE systems
Author: Iván Castro-Fernández, Gonzalo Sánchez-Arriaga, Manuel García-Villaba Year: 2025 Title: A review of the aerodynamics of airborne wind energy systems Affiliation: INTA, UC3M, TU Wien Website Download
“Neue energie” features Airborne Wind Europe member EnerKíte
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AWEU joins joint call for an ambitious, and innovation-focused EU budget
Airborne Wind Europe has joined 27 other think tanks, research institutions, civil society organisations and cleantech associations in signing a joint letter addressed to the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union. As the EU enters a decisive phase...
DIW ECON study “The economic potential of AWE in Germany”
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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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