The 9th Airborne Wind Energy Conference (AWEC21, https://awec2021.com/) will take place at Politecnico di Milano on 22-24 June 2022, after postponement due to the pandemic. We expect to hold the event mainly in presence, with also the possibility to participate remotely to the sessions. I kindly ask you to consider joining the conference and submitting an abstract, and to forward this announcement to your network.
The call for abstracts is currently open: https://awec2021.com/call-for-abstracts with deadline on 21 January 2022 for the 1-page-long abstract.
You can find more information about AWEC2021 below and at the links above.
For enquiries, please contact info@awec2021.com.
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Conference description
Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) is an emerging renewable energy technology that aims to replace the use of fossil fuels for energy production on an economical basis. A characteristic feature of the various AWE concepts is the use of tethered flying devices to access wind energy at higher altitudes where the wind is more consistent. Over the past decade the AWE scientific and industrial community has grown considerably. The largest AWE demonstrator system reached so far was a 600 kW system; many other demonstrator systems exist in the electricity output range up to 80 kW, and pilot products in the range of 100kW average power.
The 8th Airborne Wind Energy Conference (AWEC 2019) was held on 15-16 October 2019 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Altogether, more than 220 delegates from 21 countries across Europe and abroad, scientists and engineers, entrepreneurs and investors gathered to share their experiences, findings, opportunities and visions for airborne wind energy.
The program of the AWEC 2021 will include
• plenary talks by selected experts from international agencies, industry and academia, and
• contributed talk sessions in two parallel tracks, and
• panel discussions covering all aspects of airborne wind energy, and
• poster sessions, preceded by plenary spotlight presentations.
We will see fascinating documentations of industrial developments, ongoing research projects and engaging panel discussions about key themes for the commercialization of the technology. In addition to the learning component, the conference will also be the perfect opportunity to network within the emerging community.
Call for abstracts
If you are interested in presenting your work to other members of this emerging industry, you are kindly requested to write a one-page A4 abstract, in English, about what you want to present, and send it to info@awec2021.com until the submission deadline. Your abstract will be evaluated by the program committee consisting of international renowned AWE experts. Notice of acceptance is given after peer-review, together with the type of talk (speaker session/poster session).
Accepted abstracts will become part of an illustrated book of abstracts that will be available in open access and distributed at the conference. Check out the existing book series.
The conference is intended as reference for companies, politicians, researchers, scientists, investors, professionals and students interested or active in the innovative field of Airborne Wind Energy. Submitted abstracts will be selected and arranged in such a way that the conference will provide a consistent compilation of existing prototypes and models, fundamental theories, current research and development activities as well as economic, investment and regulatory aspects. Besides the R&D and technical sessions it is of special interest to have an investment & finance session. All investors (VC, family offices, Corporate Ventures, private investors etc.) are welcome to contribute their interest, expectation or existing experience about AWE-financing to the conference.
The topics of the conference will include, but are not limited to:
• Historical developments
• Practical experiences and prototypes
• High altitude wind resource
• Wind measurement and weather conditions
• Political issues and requirements
• Drag and traction power conversion
• Performance characterization
• Flight stability, dynamic models and control
• Structural and aerodynamic analysis
• Materials
• Kite and tether design and manufacture
• Generators and electrical subsystems
• Reliability and safety assessment
• Economic potential
• Ecological impacts and footprint
• Sustainability & Climate change
• Financing strategies
• Regulations and insurance
• Investors perspective.
