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Airborne wind energy : an overview of the technological approaches / Uwe Ahrens ; foreword by Markus Hecht.

Ahrens, Uwe, author.
2023
TJ820
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Title
Airborne wind energy : an overview of the technological approaches / Uwe Ahrens ; foreword by Markus Hecht.
Author
Ahrens, Uwe, author.
ISBN
9783031199547 (electronic bk.)
3031199545 (electronic bk.)
9783031199530
3031199537
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19954-7
Published
Cham : Springer, [2023]
Copyright
©2023
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xii, 294 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-031-19954-7 doi
Call Number
TJ820
Dewey Decimal Classification
621.31/2136
Summary
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.
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Green energy and technology.
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Airborne Wind Energy
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Intro
Foreword
Preface
Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) Technologies Harvest Electricity from the Sky!
Motive
Quick Note on Gendering
References
Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Historical Overview
References
2 Basic Differences of Wind Utilization Concepts
2.1 Technologies Structure
2.2 Wind Window of the Airborne Wind Technologies
2.3 Takeoff and Landing Technology
Notes
References
3 Idea of Wind Energy
3.1 Energy Density
3.2 Frequency
3.3 Wind Quality
3.4 Wind Directions
3.5 Wind Windows
3.6 Weather Influence

3.7 Impact of Disasters
3.8 Lift Force Becomes Energy
References
4 Presentation of the Technology Approaches
References
5 Production Potential
References
6 Economic Aspects
6.1 Capital Expenditure
6.1.1 Consumption of Land and Airspace
6.1.2 Material and Life Cycle Assessments
6.1.3 Energy Balances
6.1.4 Service and Maintenance Costs
6.1.5 Recycling Opportunities
6.1.6 Controllability of Electricity Production
6.1.7 Decentralization Potential
References
7 Economic Effects
7.1 Levelized Costs of Electricity (LCOE)

7.2 Storage Capacities and Storage Requirements
References
8 Sociological Aspects
8.1 Species Protection
8.2 Nature Conservation
8.3 Landscape Protection
8.4 Noise Emission
8.5 Shadow Effects
8.6 Stroboscopic Effects
References
9 Global Aspects and Impacts
9.1 Impact of Airborne Wind Technologies on Climate
Reference
10 Safety Aspects
References
11 Epilogue
References
Further Information
A Appendix

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