This is a list of airborne wind energy or kite-energy organizations that are advancing airborne wind energy systems (AWES). In 2011 there were over 40 organizations involved worldwide, but this number has increased to over 60 in 2017.
Categories of kite-energy or airborne-wind-energy organizations that are forming the nascent industry: education, academic, non-profit, for-profit, communication, research, original kite-energy equipment manufacturer, kite-line manufacturer, industry-wide association, history, testing, forum entity, library, cooperative, consortium, group, club, school, training school.AWE and Kite Energy Industry List by UpperWindpower
Generation by kite-energy systems may involve pumping, electricity generators flown in the upper flying system (flygen), electric generators situated on the land or sea or on board a vessel (groundgen), simple lifting of objects (lifting), pulling hulls or other objects (traction), or transportation; systems generate energy to do special tasks. Systems may be scaled from tiny to utility size.
Organizations
+ Organizations Name Location Start year Type Generation Comment RefKitemillVoss, Norway2008CompanyGroundgenReel in/Reel out. Bought KPS in 2020WindFisher Near Grenoble, France 2015 CompanyGroundgen Magnus effect energy balloon KiteX Copenhagen, Denmark 2020 CompanyFlygen Technical University of Denmark spin-off Kitekraft Munich, Germany 2019 CompanyFlygen Technical University of Munich renewable energy spin-off Airborne Wind EuropeBrussels, Belgium2018AssociationAll types of AWESSkypull SALugano, Switzerland2017CompanyGroundgendeveloped a specifically suitable UAVScuola Sant'Anna Pisa, Italy 2013 Research LabFlygen Investigates Dual Drone Systems Airborne Wind Energy Labs Texas, USA 2013 Research LabGroundgen Provides calculations of cost per kWh Altaeros Energies Massachusetts, USA 2010 Research and OEMFlygen MIT and Harvard graduates AWEIA Worldwide 2009 AssociationAll types Nation chapters NTS GmbH Germany 2006 CompanyGroundgenX-Wind technology by Uwe Ahrens TU Delft Wind Energy Institute Delft, The Netherlands 1999 Research groupGroundgen Wubbo Ockels ✝, Roland Schmehl Grenoble, France 2011 Research groupGroundgen Ahmad Hably Enerkite Brandenburg, Germany 2009 CompanyGroundgen Bernhard Kämpf Energy Kite Systems Los Angeles, California, USA 1968 Research, communicationAll types of AWES Acquired by Upper Windpower University of Freiburg Germany 2011 Research groupGroundgen Moritz Diehl. The SYSCOP Kite Power activities are within the ERC Project HIGHWIND. SkySails Hamburg, Germany 2001 Company Groundgen and hull traction Stephan Wrage, Thomas Meyer Makani Power Alameda, California, USA 2006 Company Flygen Acquired by Google KiteLab Group Ilwaco, Washington, USA ? R&D All methods Rapid open source development of kite energy. Flight encampments. kPower. Kitepower Enevate BV Delft, NL 2016 Company Groundgen Johannes Peschel, mobile 100 kW system, H2020 FTI Ampyx Power The Hague, The Netherlands 2008 Company GroundGen European fund for regional development e-kite The Netherlands 2013 Company GroundGen 50 kW prototype KiteGen Torino, Italy 2003 Private Research- industrial Company GroundGen; Carousel GW scale 3-MW preseries; 130sqm composite wings, first mover; full patents coverage (3000 worldwide); freedom to operate; TwingTec Switzerland 2013Company GroundGen Using tensairity UpWind ProjectPortugal2014Research GroupGroundGenThe University of Porto Airborne Wind Energy Project. Investigates multi-kite systems Windswept and Interesting Limited United Kingdom 2012Company GroundGen with tensile rotary power transmission from airborne kite turbine Using Kite Turbine and Tensile Rotary Power Transmission UFSCkite Florianópolis, Brazil 2012 Research LabGroundGen First AWE research group in Latin America Kites for Future Berlin, Germany 2020 free-time GroundGen Open source Windlift Durham, NC, USA 2006 CompanyGroundGen Rob Creighton, Andy Stough, Mark Aull
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