Current trend of the technology :
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Strong R&D activity and business increasing
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Active research and first emerging business
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Work in progress
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Decreasing R&D activity
Airborne Wind Energy Converters (AWEC) consist in tethered aircrafts that extract high density wind energy at high altitudes (200-600m) with 90% material savings compared to horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWT).
Airborne wind demonstrators are emerging alongside new pilots. We continue to observe a multitude of new concept whilst market players are faced with unknown, external challenges. Technological convergence has not yet happened.
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