Print Email Facebook Twitter Current and expected airspace regulations for airborne wind energy systems Title Current and expected airspace regulations for airborne wind energy systems Author Salma, V. (TU Delft Wind Energy; Ampyx Power) Ruiterkamp, Richard (Ampyx Power) Kruijff, Michiel (Ampyx Power) van Paassen, M.M. (TU Delft Control & Simulation) Schmehl, R. (TU Delft Wind Energy) Contributor Schmehl, Roland (editor) Date 2018 Abstract Safety is a major factor in the permitting process for airborne wind energy systems. To successfully commercialize the technologies, safety and reliability have to be ensured by the design methodology and have to meet accepted standards. Current prototypes operate with special temporary permits, usually issued by local aviation authorities and based on ad-hoc assessments of safety. Neither at national nor at international level there is yet a common view on regulation. In this chapter, we investigate the role of airborne wind energy systems in the airspace and possible aviation-related risks. Within this scope, current operation permit details for several prototypes are presented. Even though these prototypes operate with local permits, the commercial end-products are expected to fully comply with international airspace regulations. We share the insights obtained by Ampyx Power as one of the early movers in this area. Current and expected international airspace regulations are reviewed that can be used to find a starting point to evidence the safety of airborne wind energy systems. In our view, certification is not an unnecessary burden but provides both a prudent and a necessary approach to large-scale commercial deployment near populated areas. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:feee459a-a598-409b-9e3f-f54c0be78c8b DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1947-0_29 Publisher Springer Embargo date 2018-10-02 ISBN 9789811019463 Source Airborne Wind Energy: Advances in Technology Development and Research Series Green Energy and Technology, 18653529 (9789811019463) Bibliographical note Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public. Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type book chapter Rights © 2018 V. Salma, Richard Ruiterkamp, Michiel Kruijff, M.M. van Paassen, R. Schmehl Files PDF Salma2018_Chapter.pdf 801.85 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:feee459a-a598-409b-9e3f-f54c0be78c8b/datastream/OBJ/view