Wind Energy: Assessment, Developments and Technology

Wind energy is one of the fastest-growing sources of renewable energy. The Biden administration’s decarbonization goals (i.e., carbon-pollution-free electricity by 2035 and net-zero economy by 2050) will require at least a threefold increase in the U.S. wind energy deployment rate. Airborne wind energy (AWE) is “the conversion of wind energy into electricity using tethered flying devices” Chapter ...