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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!
The latest Airborne Wind Energy news
“Update Klima & Energie” podcast features AWEU SG, Kristian Petrick
Stefan Gsänger, Secretary General of WWEA, (World Wind Energy Association) recorded a new episode of his German podcast called "Update Klima & Energie" with Kristian Petrick to talk about how Airborne Wind Energy works, its advantages and benefits towards a...
VDI Nachrichten features AWE presence at WindEnergy Hamburg 2024
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Position Paper, October 2024: AWE – the litmus test of the Clean Industrial Deal
Airborne wind energy systems consist of kites or tethered drones that generate power by capturinghigh-altitude winds with very low material input. They provide several important benefits for theEuropean energy transition and the industrial transformation. The sector...
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.
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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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