Airborne wind energy an overview of the technological approaches - Ahrens, Uwe 1969- (Springer, 2023)
Foreword.- Introduction.- Historical Outline.- General presentation of wind energy (quality, frequency, energy density, windows of wind, wind directions, weather influences).- Basic differences of the wind utilization concepts.- Classification of conventional wind energy use.- Classification of high-altitude wind energy utilization.- Overview of the players.- Presentation of the technology approaches.- Overview of the investors.- Production potential.- Economic effects.- Ecological effects.- Energy balances.- Material balances.- Evaluation matrix.- Future potential.- List of market participants.- Collection of icons (downloadable).- Overview of abbreviations.- List of sources.