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- Building momentum for airborne wind energy: Recent progress and what’s next
- AWEU joins 50+ cleantech organisations in calling for stronger EU support
- AWEC 2026: Advancing airborne wind energy from research to reality
- “Portugal is a great place to work with AWE”: Webinar highlights its opportunities
- German Parliamentarians launch cross-party Parliamentary Group on AWE
The latest Airborne Wind Energy news
AWEC 2026 pre-events to showcase airborne wind energy in Porto
Ahead of AWEC 2026, which will take place in Porto from 24–26 June, two special pre-events will offer stakeholders and the wider public the opportunity to learn more about airborne wind energy and its growing role in the renewable energy transition. Webinar: Exploring...
”Amaury Fraenkel, WindEurope: “AWE can be part of the solution”
Madrid, 23 April 2026 — One day after the large-scale AWE kite exhibition at the IFEMA metro entrance, which captured the attention of attendees and passers-by, Airborne Wind Energy returned to the spotlight at the WindEurope Annual Event with a dedicated roundtable...
A real Kitepower kite draws attention at IFEMA during WindEurope Annual Event
Madrid, 21 April 2026 — A large-scale airborne wind energy (AWE) Kitepower kite attracted significant attention today at the entrance of IFEMA, next to the “Feria de Madrid” metro station, during the WindEurope Annual Event. Installed in a highly visible location, the...
Check out the after movie and some pictures from the AWEC 2026!
Fernando Fontes
Associate Professor, FEUP & UPWIND Research Group
Roland Schmehl
Associate Professor, Delft University of Technology
Moritz Diehl
Professor, University of Freiburg (Germany)
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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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