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- ”Amaury Fraenkel, WindEurope: “We need new ideas in wind, and AWE can be part of the solution”
- A real Kitepower kite draws attention at IFEMA during WindEurope Annual Event
- Helena Schmidt, 2026: Community responses to AWE: What the evidence really says
- AWE kite exhibition to take place in Madrid during WindEurope Annual Event 2026
- UPWIND Energy joins Airborne Wind Europe and supports AWEC 2026
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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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