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Record Nr.

UNINA9910767540903321

Autore

Ahrens Uwe

Titolo

Airborne Wind Energy : An Overview of the Technological Approaches / / by Uwe Ahrens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-19954-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 pages)

Collana

Green Energy and Technology, , 1865-3537

Disciplina

621.312136

Soggetti

Energy policy

Sustainability

Wind power

Renewable energy sources

Offshore structures

Energy Policy, Economics and Management

Wind Energy

Renewable Energy

Offshore Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.