Power to the airborne wind energy performance model: Estimating long-term energy production with an emphasis on pumping flexible-kite systems

The potential of utility-scale airborne wind energy (AWE) systems to contribute significantly to the energy transition hinges on their large-scale deployment, which depends on the cost-competitiveness and complementarity with conventional wind turbines. Central to the assessment of these metrics is understanding long-term energy production,...

Aero-structural Design and Optimisation of Tethered Composite Wings: Computational Methods for Initial Design of Airborne Wind Energy Systems

Airborne wind energy (AWE) is an emerging renewable energy technology that harnesses wind energy using tethered flying systems. The extra degrees of freedom allow these systems to harvest wind resources at altitudes currently unrealisable by conventional turbines. These flying devices, often resembling kites or drones, are typically divided into...