Uwe Ahrens – författare

This book shows possible solutions to how a profitable energy supply can be implemented with almost no population resistance. Worldwide, more than 80 % of our energy needs are still covered by fossil fuels. Under these circumstances, can climate change still be stopped?

Essential technologies for usage of wind energy with an emphasis on high-altitude wind utilization are presented. Airborne wind energy is one of the most promising technologies to enable a renewable energy turnaround in an economical way. The main problem of conventional renewable energy is the insufficient availability. To ensure a 100 % supply of renewable energy, enormous and very expensive storage capacities would have to be built up.

How we can cover our entire energy needs (electricity, mobility and heat) in the future without fossil fuels, without risking the competitiveness of our economy, is shown in this book.

Dieses Buch stellt wesentliche Technologien zur Nutzung der Windenergie vor und zeigt Lösungsmöglichkeiten auf, wie eine rentable Energieversorgung umgesetzt werden kann. Im Fokus steht die Höhenwindnutzung. Die Windenergie aus der Luft ist eine der vielversprechendsten Technologien, um die Energiewende wirtschaftlich zu gestalten. Präsentiert werden die JoJo-Technologien, die Fliegende Generator Technologien und weitere Konzepte zur Höhenwindenergieernte. Darüber hinaus bietet das Buch Informationen zum Materialverbrauch, zur Recyclingfähigkeit, zu Verschattungseffekten, zur Skalierbarkeit, zur Grundlastfähigkeit, zum Klimafußabdruck (GWP), zur Landschaftsbildbeeinflussung, zur Geräuschbelastung und zur E-Mobilität.

Das Buch erläutert, wie wir in Zukunft unseren gesamten Energiebedarf (Strom, Mobilität und Wärme) ohne fossile Brennstoffe decken können, ohne die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit unserer Wirtschaft zu gefährden. Ein Wegweiser für Ökonomen, Umweltschützer und Politiker.

This reference offers an overview of the field of airborne wind energy. As the first book of its kind, it provides a consistent compilation of the fundamental theories, a compendium of current research and development activities as well as economic and regulatory aspects. In five parts, the book demonstrates the relevance of Airborne Wind Energy and the role that this emerging field of technology can play for the transition towards a renewable energy economy. Part I on "Fundamentals" contains seven general chapters explaining the principles of airborne wind energy and its different variants, of meteorology, the history of kites and financing strategies. Part II on "System Modeling, Optimization and Control" contains eight contributions that develop and use detailed dynamic models for simulation, optimization, and control of airborne wind energy systems, while Part III on "Analysis of Flexible Kite Dynamics" collects four chapters that focus on the particularly challenging simulation problems related to flexible kites. Part IV "Implemented Concepts" contains eleven contributions each of which presents developed prototypes together with real-world experimental results obtained with the different concepts. Finally, in Part V on "Component Design", five papers are collected that address in detail the technical challenges for some of the components of airborne wind energy.

Airborne Wind Energy presents all basics in a single source to someone starting to explore wind power in the upper atmosphere and serves as a valuable reference for researchers, scientists, professionals and students active in the innovative field of Airborne Wind Energy.