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The Airborne Wind Energy Conference, the main event of AWE, gathers experts from academia and AWE industry to express their ideas and share the latest outcomes from their research activities during the three days of the conference.
AWEC 2024
24-26 April 2024 (upcoming)
Universidad Carlos III Madrid
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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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How does it look like?
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 wind turbines.
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The latest Airborne Wind Energy news
SkySails Group validates World’s First Performance Curve for AWE
From the left to the right: Andreas Rieckhof, State Councilor at the Authority for Economic Affairs and Innovation in Hamburg; Joschka Knuth, State Secretary of the Ministry for Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature in Schleswig-Holstein; Maria...
Overcoming Hurdles: Advancing AWE Systems in Sustainable Energy Projects
AWEC 2024 organization continues providing content in the run-up to the Conference to let all the people involved on board know more about the presentations we are going to live first-hand in Madrid. This time is the turn for Romain Gellée from ENGIE Laborelec and...
El Cabildo y AWEU firman un acuerdo de desarrollo AWE en La Gomera
Desde la izquierda: Jerónimo Falcón López (Project Manager, Proexca); Pablo Martín Carbajal (Consejero Delegado y CEO, Proexca); Kristian Petrick (Secretario General, Airborne Wind Europe); Casimiro Curbelo (Presidente del...
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