Generation of Wind Energy with Kites: a Review of the Airborne Wind Energy Technology

Abstract

Use of clean and sustainable energy has gained distinction in the scientific community, given that the debate on sustainable development has been an agenda of utmost importance in a global level. Aiming to expand the existing technologies, the Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) system, which is based on capturing winds in altitudes and changing them into electric energy, was created. A review of the state of the art was made in this paper, including concepts and functioning methods, followed by two case studies of systems in operation, finishing with a proposal for the development plan of a didactic prototype based on the studies herein presented.