Policies & Regulation
Currently AWE is hardly considered in European and national policies and regulatory frameworks. AWE falls under two policy and regulatory fields: energy and aviation. Bringing both together is new and often complex.
New policy documents: AWE sector recommendations for German policy makers (Oct 9, 2023)
AWE Country Mapping
AWEurope has started mapping the AWE-relevant policies and regulation in a number of European countries:
Germany
Ireland
Spain
France
United Kingdom
The Netherlands
Norway
Italy
Switzerland
USA
Country Assesment
The following provides documents elaborated by the AWE sector:
AWEurope, 2023: Safe Operation and Airspace Integration of AWE
Author: Kristian Petrick, Corey Houle Year: 2023 Title: Safe Operation and Airspace Integration of Airborne Wind Energy Systems Affiliation: Airborne Wind Europe Zenodo repository
TU Delft, 2023: A whole ES perspective in The North Sea
Author: Hidde Vos, Stefan Pfenninger, Francesco Lombardi & Roland Schmehl. Year: 2023 Title: A whole-energy system perspective to floating wind turbines and airborne wind energy in The North Sea region. Affiliation: TU Delft Download...
AWEurope, 2022: Getting airborne. White Paper for AWEurope
Author: BVG Associates Year: 2022 Title: Getting airborne – the need to realise the benefits of airborne wind energy for net zero Affiliation: Airborne Wind Europe Zenodo repository
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