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DEM-AWE, 2025: Site Identification Analysis for AWE Devices. A case study in Ireland
Author: Inés Coca Year: 2025 Title: Site Identification Analysis for AWE Devices. A case study in Ireland Affiliation: DEM-AWE project This report presents the methodology and findings of a site identification analysis for Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) in Ireland,...
AWEU calls for a bold Clean Industrial Deal to strengthen EU cleantech leadership
Airborne Wind Europe has endorsed an open letter – co-written and signed by 15 other renewable energy associations – on the need for the Clean Industrial Deal to have a “bold strategy to reinforce Europe’s Global Leadership in Cleantech and build a Competitive Net...
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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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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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