List of airborne wind energy organizations
This is a list of airborne wind energy or kite-energy organizations that are advancing airborne wind energy systems (AWES). In 2011 there were over 40 organizations involved worldwide,[1] but this number has increased to over 60 in 2017.[2]
Categories of kite-energy or airborne-wind-energy organizations that are forming the nascent industry: education, academic, non-profit, for-profit, communication, research, original kite-energy equipment manufacturer, kite-line manufacturer, industry-wide association, history, testing, forum entity, library, cooperative, consortium, group, club, school, training school.[3]
Generation by kite-energy systems may involve pumping, electricity generators flown in the upper flying system (flygen), electric generators situated on the land or sea or on board a vessel (groundgen), simple lifting of objects (lifting), pulling hulls or other objects (traction), or transportation; systems generate energy to do special tasks. Systems may be scaled from tiny to utility size.
Organizations
Name | Location | Start year | Type | Generation | Comment | Ref |
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Kitemill | Voss, Norway | 2008 | Company | Groundgen | Reel in/Reel out. Bought KPS in 2020 | [4] |
WindFisher | Near Grenoble, France | 2015 | Company | Groundgen | Magnus effect energy balloon | [5] |
KiteX | Copenhagen, Denmark | 2020 | Company | Flygen | Technical University of Denmark spin-off | [6][7] |
Kitekraft | Munich, Germany | 2019 | Company | Flygen | TU Munich renewable energy spin-off | [8] |
Airborne Wind Europe | Brussels, Belgium | 2018 | Association | All types of AWES | [9] | |
Skypull SA | Lugano, Switzerland | 2017 | Company | Groundgen | developed a specifically suitable UAV | [10] |
Scuola Sant'Anna | Pisa, Italy | 2013 | Research Lab | Flygen | Investigates Dual Drone Systems | [11] |
Airborne Wind Energy Labs | Texas, USA | 2013 | Research Lab | Groundgen | Provides calculations of cost per kWh | [12] |
Altaeros Energies | Massachusetts, USA | 2010 | Research and OEM | Flygen | MIT and Harvard graduates | [13] |
AWEIA | Worldwide | 2009 | Association | All types | Nation chapters | [14] |
NTS GmbH | Germany | 2006 | Company | Groundgen | X-Wind technology by Uwe Ahrens | [15][16] |
TU Delft Wind Energy Institute | Delft, The Netherlands | 1999 | Research group | Groundgen | Wubbo Ockels ✝, Roland Schmehl | [17][18] |
GIPSA-lab | Grenoble, France | 2011 | Research group | Groundgen | Ahmad Hably | [19] |
Enerkite | Brandenburg, Germany | 2009 | Company | Groundgen | Bernhard Kämpf | [20][21] |
Energy Kite Systems | Los Angeles, California, USA | 1968 | Research, communication | All types of AWES | Acquired by Upper Windpower | [22] |
University of Freiburg | Germany | 2011 | Research group | Groundgen | Moritz Diehl. The SYSCOP Kite Power activities are within the ERC Project HIGHWIND. | [23] |
SkySails | Hamburg, Germany | 2001 | Company | Groundgen and hull traction | Stephan Wrage, Thomas Meyer | [24][25] |
Makani Power | Alameda, California, USA | 2006 | Company | Flygen | Acquired by Google | [26][27] |
KiteLab Group | Ilwaco, Washington, USA | ? | R&D | All methods | Rapid open source development of kite energy. Flight encampments. kPower. | [28] |
Kitepower Enevate BV | Delft, NL | 2016 | Company | Groundgen | Johannes Peschel, mobile 100 kW system, H2020 FTI | [29] |
Ampyx Power | The Hague, The Netherlands | 2008 | Company | GroundGen | European fund for regional development | [30] |
e-kite | The Netherlands | 2013 | Company | GroundGen | 50 kW prototype | [31] |
KiteGen | Torino, Italy | 2003 | Private Research- industrial Company | GroundGen; Carousel GW scale | 3-MW preseries; 130sqm composite wings, first mover; full patents coverage (3000 worldwide); freedom to operate; | [32][33][34][35] |
TwingTec | Switzerland | 2013 | Company | GroundGen | Using tensairity | [36][37] |
UpWind Project | Portugal | 2014 | Research Group | GroundGen | The University of Porto Airborne Wind Energy Project. Investigates multi-kite systems | [38] |
Windswept and Interesting Limited | United Kingdom | 2012 | Company | GroundGen with tensile rotary power transmission from airborne kite turbine | Using Kite Turbine and Tensile Rotary Power Transmission | [39] |
UFSCkite | Florianópolis, Brazil | 2012 | Research Lab | GroundGen | First AWE research group in Latin America | [40] |
Kites for Future | Berlin, Germany | 2020 | free-time | GroundGen | Open source | [41][42] |
References
- "KitePower - Context - Airborne Wind Energy". Kitepower. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
- Schmehl, Roland (2018). "Preface" (PDF). In Schmehl, Roland (ed.). Airborne Wind Energy. Green Energy and Technology. Singapore: Springer. pp. i–xxvii. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-1947-0. ISBN 978-981-10-1946-3. S2CID 238791121.
- AWE and Kite Energy Industry List by UpperWindpower
- "Kitemill - Taking windpower to new heights". www.kitemill.com. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- "WindFisher". Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- "KiteX github". GitHub. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- "Kites harvest energy like wind turbines". Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- "Kitekraft". Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- "Airborne Wind Europe – The association of the European airborne wind energy industry, representing the interests to policy and business – suppliers, utilities, developers and manufacturers". Retrieved 2023-02-25.
- "Home". Skypull (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- "Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna". Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- "Airborne Wind Energy Labs". Airborne Wind Energy Labs. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- "Altaeros Energies". Altaeros Energies. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
- "AWEIA - About us". Airborne Wind Energy Industry Association. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
- "News". Nature Technology Systems. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- "Startup: Berliner wollen guenstigsten Windstrom der Welt erzeugen/". Wirtschaftswoche. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
- "Delft explores kite power for rural Africa". Gizmag. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
- "Kite power: towards affordable, clean energy". Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
- "Génération d'électricité par voile de traction qui exploite les vents de hautes altitudes". gipsa-lab. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- "Airborne Wind Energy". EnerKite. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- "Virging Flight of a Mobile Airborne Wind Power Plant". Haute Innovation. 2012. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- "Energy Kite systems". Kite Information and Technology Exchange Society of America (KITESA). Retrieved 2016-11-10."kPower, LLC".
- "Simulation, Optimization and Control of High-Altitude Wind Power Generators". ERC Highwind. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- "SkySails GmbH - Home". SkySails GmbH. Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- Fritz, Falko (2013). "Application of an Automated Kite System for Ship Propulsion and Power Generation". In Ahrens, Uwe; Diehl, Moritz; Roland, Schmehl (eds.). Airborne Wind Energy. Green Energy and Technology. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 359–372. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-39965-7_20. ISBN 978-3-642-39964-0.
- "Airborne Wind Energy". Makani - Google. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- "Google X acquires kite-power startup Makani". cnet. 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- "KiteLab Group". Dave Santos. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
- "KitePower - KitePower". Kitepower. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- "Ampyx power a rising star in airborne wind power". Connect green. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- "Wind energy takes a flight". e-kite. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- "KiteGen Company site". KiteGen. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
- "high-altitude-wind-power-reviewed". EuanMearns. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- "Kites global energy". Mashable. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- "KiteGen looks to get wind-power off the ground". Gizmag. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- "TwingTec aims to harvest wind power using kites". Gizmag. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- "TwingTec website". TwingTec. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- "The University of Porto Airborne Wind Energy Project". UP WIND. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- "Windswept and Interesting Limited". windswept and interesting ltd.
- "UFSCkite". UFSCkite. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- "Kites for Future". Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- "Hackaday.io Kites for Future". hackaday.io. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-09.