Volkan Salma

Airborne wind energy (AWE) is a novel concept aiming to substantially reduce the material demand and environmental impact of wind energy generation. AWE systems can also access steadier and stronger wind at higher altitudes, which is inaccessible to conventional wind turbines. The lower material effort, the increased capacity factor, and the access...

Integrating the operation of airborne wind energy systems safely into the airspace requires a systematic qualification process. It seems likely that the European Union Aviation Safety Agency will approve commercial systems as unmanned aircraft systems within the “specific” category, requiring risk-based operational authorization. In this paper, we...

Airborne wind energy (AWE) systems use tethered flying devices to harvest wind energy beyond the height range accessible to tower-based turbines. AWE systems can produce the electric energy with a lower cost by operating in high altitudes where the wind regime is more stable and stronger. For the commercialisation of AWE, system reliability and saf...

Airborne wind energy (AWE) systems use tethered flying devices to harvest wind energy beyond the height range accessible to tower-based turbines. AWE systems can produce the electric energy with a lower cost by operating in high altitudes where the wind regime is more stable and stronger. For the commercialization of AWE, system reliability and saf...

Airborne wind energy systems use tethered flying devices to harvest wind energy beyond the height range accessible to tower‐based wind turbines. Current commercial prototypes have reached power ratings of up to several hundred kilowatts, and companies are aiming at long‐term operation in relevant environments. As consequence, system reliability, op...

FLEXSense 2018 → unique opportunity to exploit S-3B OLCI data in "FLEX mode" during the S-3A / S-3B tandem phase Objectives: • Process S-3B OLCI data in "FLEX-like" mode up to L1b/c • Define a strategy for data quality evaluation • Define a strategy for F retrieval

Safety is a major factor in the permitting process for airborne wind energy systems. To successfully commercialize the technologies, safety and reliability have to be ensured by the design methodology and have to meet accepted standards. Current prototypes operate with special temporary permits, usually issued by local aviation authorities and base...