Description: Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) is an emerging field in the renewable energy technologies that aims to substitute energy production with fossil fuels on an economical basis. A characteristic feature of the various AWE concepts is the use of tethered flying devices to access wind energy at higher altitudes with more consistent wind.
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Wind-generated energy is considered to have the greatest potential within “renewable energies”. The success formula for the future lies in the considerable improvement of the efficiency and availability of wind power plants. To do this, they should be able to harness stronger and especially more consistent winds, which are found virtually everywhere in the world at higher altitudes. This requires wind turbines and Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) technologies like cable-tethered kites and wing systems that access
Over 200 participants from 21 countries discussed in 48 talks and 21 poster presentations the current development status and the next steps for serial production. Companies, universities, colleges and research institutes presented the results and findings of their studies as well as first demonstrators of the different AWE-technologies.
Welcome by Guido Luetsch Paneldiscussion