Provides in-depth coverage of the latest research and development activities concerning innovative wind energy technologies Offers a self-contained reference guide for researchers, scientists, professionals, and students Presents various conversion concepts in the use of tethered flying devices to substantially reduce material consumption

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Part I:  System Modelling & Simulation: Recovery Phase Analysis of Pumping Kites Wind Generator.- Dynamic modeling of offshore airborne wind energy converters.- Dynamic Model of a Bridled Kite, including Rotational.- A 3D Tether Analytical Analysis for Static Flight Ability of Kite Operation.- Kite as a Beam - A Fast Method to Get the Flying Shape.- Enhanced kinetic energy entrainment in wind farm wakes: LES study of a wind turbine array with tethered kites.- Fluid Structure Interaction Model of a Flexible Membrane Traction Kite.- Part II: Control & Optimization.- Sensor fusion of IMU data.- On image interpretation for positioning detection of kites.- Flight path planning in realistic wind environments.- Automatic control of pumping cycles for the SkySails prototype in airborne wind energy.- Comparison of Passivity Based and Attitude Tracking Control of a FlyGen Airborne Wind Energy System.- Data-driven LPV Modeling for Flight Control of a Kite Power Airborne Wind Gener

ator.- Optimization-inspired Control Strategy for a Magnus Effect-based Airborne Wind Energy System.- Nonlinear DC-link PI control for airborne wind energy systems during pumping mode.- On the Optimization of Pumping Kites for Wind Power.- Design and Economics of a Pumping Kite Wind Park.- Part III: Concept Design & Analysis.- Un-tethered devices in airborne wind energy harvesting.- Rotating Reel.- Novel Airborne Wind Energy methods using tensioned kite nets and a prototype derived from kite arts.- Crosswind Kite Power with Tower.- Tether and Line Drag.- On Multicopter-Based Take Off and Landing for Lift Power Kites.- Part IV Implemented Concepts.- Quad-Rotorcraft to Harness High Altitude Wind Energy.- Airborne Magnus-effect wind energy system.- Pumping Cycle Kite Power with Twings.- Ampyx Power's roadmap towards Airborne Wind Energy in the utility sector.- Take-Off and Landing of a Rigid Aircraft for Airborne Wind Energy.- Fast Power Curve and Yield Estimation of Yo-Yo Airborne Wind Energy Systems.- Part V Technology Commercialisation Aspects.- The Trillion Dollar Drone - A Change of Perspective.- Niche strategy to introduce kite-based airborne wind energy.- Regulation of Airborne Wind Energy Systems.- Life Cycle Assessment of Electricity Production from Airborne Wind Energy.- Ecological impacts of PowerPlane technology: current state of knowledge and a future research agenda.