Print Email Facebook Twitter Airborne wind energy resource analysis Title Airborne wind energy resource analysis Author Bechtle, Philip (Universität Bonn) Schelbergen, M. (TU Delft Wind Energy) Schmehl, R. (TU Delft Wind Energy) Zillmann, Udo (Airborne Wind Europe) Watson, S.J. (TU Delft Wind Energy) Date 2019-10-01 Abstract We compare the available wind resources for conventional wind turbines and for airborne wind energy systems. Accessing higher altitudes and continuously adjusting the harvesting operation to the wind resource substantially increases the potential energy yield. The study is based on the ERA5 reanalysis data which covers a period of 7 years with hourly estimates at a surface resolution of 31 × 31 km and a vertical resolution of 137 barometric altitude levels. We present detailed wind statistics for a location in the English Channel and then expand the analysis to a surface grid of Western and Central Europe with a resolution of 110 × 110 km. Over the land mass and coastal areas of Europe we find that compared to a fixed harvesting height at the approximate hub height of wind turbines, the wind power density which is available for 95% of the time increases by a factor of two. Subject Airborne wind energyKite powerWind resource To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:4c9574bd-c36e-4c77-af7c-4dfdaee2f061 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.03.118 ISSN 0960-1481 Source Renewable Energy, 141, 1103-1116 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2019 Philip Bechtle, M. Schelbergen, R. Schmehl, Udo Zillmann, S.J. Watson Files PDF 1_s2.0_S0960148119304306_main.pdf 6.36 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:4c9574bd-c36e-4c77-af7c-4dfdaee2f061/datastream/OBJ/view