Progress Report on Study of Air Borne Wind Energy

Abstract

This article is to introduce a new concept of a tethered wind energy generation after a short overview of airborne wind energy generation to utilize strong and steady wind on high altitude of sky. The tethered wind energy generation system consists of a generator placed on the ground, a windmill on high sky, and tether connecting both of them. The weight of the windmill is designed to be light and the heavy generator is placed on the ground. Energy generated by the windmill in high sky is transferred to the generator on the ground through sophisticated tether technology. Roadmap and overview of the present project is introduced at the end of the article.