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The impact of Airborne Wind Energy at WindEnergy Hamburg 2024
1 Introduction WindEnergy Hamburg 2024, happening from September 24-27, 2024, stands as the global keystone for the onshore and offshore wind industry, attracting more than 1,400 exhibitors and over 30,000 visitors from 100...
GTI Magazine features AWE in the run-up to the WindEnergy Hamburg 2024
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EnerKíte: Unveiling Commercial Potential at WindEnergy Hamburg 2024
1 Introduction As one of the leading members of Airborne Wind Europe, the association representing the European AWE industry, EnerKíte lands at Wind Energy Hamburg 2024, the world’s largest and most important business platform...
The Airborne Wind Energy Conference, the main event of AWE, gathers experts from academia and AWE industry to express their ideas and share the latest outcomes from their research activities during the three days of the conference.
Check out the after movie and some pictures from the AWEC 2024!
Kristian Petrick
Secretary General of Airborne Wind Europe
Roland Schmehl
Associate Professor at Delft University of Technology
Gonzalo Sánchez
Professor of Aerospace Engineering, UC3M
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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.
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 wind turbines.
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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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