Among novel technologies for producing electricity from renewable resources, a new class
of wind energy converters has been conceived under the name of Airborne Wind Energy …

Airborne wind energy systems convert wind energy into electricity using tethered flying
devices, typically flexible kites or aircraft. Replacing the tower and foundation of …

We compare the available wind resources for conventional wind turbines and for airborne
wind energy systems. Accessing higher altitudes and continuously adjusting the harvesting …

Converting the traction power of kites into electricity can be a low cost solution for wind
energy. Reliable control of both trajectory and tether reeling is crucial. The present study …

Airborne wind energy systems use tethered flying devices to harvest wind energy beyond
the height range accessible to tower‐based wind turbines. Current commercial prototypes …

Airborne wind energy (AWE) systems use tethered flying devices to harvest higher-altitude
winds to produce electricity. For the success of the technology, it is crucial to understand …

A key motivation for airborne wind energy is its potential to reduce the amount of material
required for the generation of renewable energy. On the other hand, the materials used for …

Energy harvesting based on tethered kites benefits from exploiting higher wind speeds at
higher altitudes. The setup considered in this paper is based on a pum** cycle. It …

The traction force of a kite can be used to drive a cyclic motion for extracting wind energy
from the atmosphere. This paper presents a novel quasi-steady modelling framework for …

Wind tunnel testing of large deformable soft kites for wind energy conversion is expensive
and in many cases practically not feasible. Computational simulation of the coupled fluid …