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Social Program Wednesday, 22 June 2022
Welcome cocktail and visit to Politecnico di Milano Wind Tunnel facility
Where: Bovisa Campus, Building B19
When: 15.30-19.00
Technical Program Thursday, 23 June 2022
Where: Leonardo Campus, Building 13 (Trifoglio), 2nd floor
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8.40-9.00 |
Conference opening - Room Colombo (T.2.1) |
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9.00-9.40 |
Plenary Session I - Room Colombo (T.2.1) |
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9.00-9.20 |
Stephan Barth, IEA Wind |
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9.20-9.40 |
Paula Nardone, IRENA |
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9.45-11.00 |
Regular sessions |
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Modeling and Control I |
Business Development |
Resource, siting, acceptance |
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9.45-10.00 |
Kernel-based Identification of Periodically Parameter-Varying Models of Power Kites Mingzhou Yin, ETH Zurich |
Commercial AWE Systems Kristian Petrick, Airborne Wind Europe |
Comparison of Two Data-driven Airborne Wind Energy Oriented Long-term Weather Forecast Methods Zhixin Feng, TU Delft |
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10.00-10.15 |
Safety-Critical Hybrid Control of Airborne Wind Energy Systems Nikolaus Vertovec, University of Oxford |
Rapidly Deployable Airborne Wind Energy Systems for Defense and Disaster Response Eric J. Lang, Univ. of Dayton Research Institute |
The Airborne Wind Energy Resource Analysis Tool AWERA Lavinia Thimm, University of Bonn |
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10.15-10.30 |
Towards an autonomous flight control of small drones for airborne wind energy Luca Sartori, Skypull SA |
Lessons Learned in Maturing Novel Renewables Kester Gunn, RWE Renewables |
Towards flow-field characterization for AWES Mark Kelly, DTU
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10.30-10.45 |
Iterative Learning-Based Kite Path Optimization for Maximum Energy Harvesting James Reed, North Carolina State University |
Removing hurdles towards utility-scale AWES development Michiel Kruijff, Ampyx Power BV |
Save Japan from a Future Social Crisis! Mothership Project Current Development Progress Eiji Itakura, Toyota Motor Corporation |
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10.45-11.00 |
Fault-tolerant Control of Airborne Wind Energy Systems with Quadrotor/Fixed-Wing UAV Configuration Tareg Mohammed, Politecnico di Milano |
Airborne wind energy development database Roland Schmehl, TU Delft |
Social Acceptance of Airborne Wind Energy Helena Schmidt, TU Delft |
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11.00-11.20 |
Coffee Break - main hall |
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Technical Program Thursday, 23 June 2022
Where: Leonardo Campus, Building 13 (Trifoglio), 2nd floor
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11.20-12.35 |
Regular sessions |
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Modeling and Control II |
Company Developments |
Aerodynamics and Structure I |
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11.20-11.35 |
Kite Pathfollowing with L0 and L1 Controllers Tested on a Smallscale Prototype Sérgio Vinha, Universidade do Porto |
First Airborne Wind Energy operation on a tropical island Joep Breuer, Kitepower BV |
High fidelity Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulation of a Multi-megawatt Airborne Wind Energy Reference System Niels Pynaert, Ghent University |
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11.35-11.50
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Model Predictive PathFollowing Control of Airborne Wind Energy Systems with Guaranteed Stability Manuel C.R.M. Fernandes, Universidade do Porto |
Polar Wind Highways Ignacio Oficialdegui , Acciona and Windsled
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VL3: a novel aerodynamic concept tool for AWES design Eric Trottemant, Ampyx Power BV |
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11.50-12.05
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Quantifying AWE Optimal Control Problem Tractability with Simple Vortex Models Rachel Leuthold, University of Freiburg |
Rotary Kite Turbine Development Roderick Read, Windswept and Interesting Ltd
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Improving Lifting-Line/Vortex-Step Methods for Kite Applications using 2D Unsteady Thin Airfoil Theory Results Mac Gaunaa, DTU |
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12.05-12.20
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ICM-autoKite Project: Control approaches for an automated kite propulsion Franziska Hein, University of Stuttgart |
Technical Development in Kitemill Espen Oland, Kitemill AS
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Combined Experimental and Numerical Aerodynamic Optimisation of High-Performance Rigid-Wing AWE Systems Denes Fischer, Technical University Berlin |
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12.20-12.35
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Automated Power Cycles in Daylong Operation at SkySails Test Site Manfred Quack, SkySails Power GmbH |
Practicalities of Site Selection for an Offshore AWE Demonstration: A Case Study for Ireland Inés Coca-Tagarro, BlueWise Marine |
A Semi-Empirical Aerodynamic Model Based on Dynamic Stall for Rigid-Framed Delta Kites during Figure-of-Eight Maneuvers Iván Castro-Fernández , Universidad Carlos III de Madrid |
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12.35-14.00 |
Lunch Ground floor and outside |
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14.00-15.30 |
Plenary Session II - Room Colombo (T.2.1) |
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14.00-14.30 |
Stephan Wrage, Skysails Power GmbH |
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OEM presentations: |
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14.30-14.35 |
TwingTecs path to commercialization |
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Rolf Luchsinger, TwingTec AG |
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14.35-14.40 |
Skypull historical development |
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Aldo Cattano, Skypull SA |
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14.40-15.15 |
Round Table I |
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15.15-15.30 |
Poster Spotlights I |
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15.30-15.40 |
Coffee Break - main hall |
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Technical Program Thursday, 23 June 2022
Where: Leonardo Campus, Building 13 (Trifoglio), 2nd floor
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15.40-16.40 |
Poster Session I and Coffee Break (main hall) |
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Estimation of Unknown Aerodynamic Forces of an AWE System Ahmad Hably, Grenoble-INP |
Energy Mix and Security Benefits of Airborne Wind Energy for Net Zero Will Kennedy Scott, Seift Airgen Ltd. |
Use and inspection of ropes in Airborne Wind Energy applications Gregor Novak, University of Stuttgart |
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Modeling and Control of Airborne Wind Energy Systems using Prandtl lifting line and actuator line/curve models Jean-Baptiste Crismer, Université catholique de Louvain |
Fatigue Life Optimized Electromechanical Tether Design for Multimegawatt AWE Stefan Neuhold, swiss inventix GmbH |
Economic Potential of applying Circular Economy to AWE Franco Vernazza, University of Buenos Aires |
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Using the Lidar-validated hindcast model NORA3 for resource estimates of airborne wind energy systems Jan Markus Diezel, University of Bergen |
Flight Test Procedure of the Vertical Take-Off of a Tailsitter as Airborne Wind Energy System Hendrik Fuest, RWTH Aachen University |
Modelling aeroelastic deformation of inflatable membrane kites Jelle Poland, TU Delft |
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Magnus Effect Kites: Optimal Reel-Out Speeds for Cross-Wind Power Production and Early Simulation & Test Results Garrett Smith, Wind Fisher SAS |
AirWing, a self-regulating control system for kites Ingo Mewes, Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch Berlin |
An Efficient Optimal Control Method for Airborne Wind Energy Systems with a Large Number of Slowly Changing Subcycles Jakob Harzer, University of Freiburg |
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16.45-18.00 |
Regular sessions |
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Performance and optimization |
Techno-economic studies |
Prototyping and operation |
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16.45-17.00
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Performance Investigation of Utility-Scale Airborne Wind Energy Farms using Large-Eddy Simulations Thomas Haas, KU Leuven
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NREL Airborne Wind Energy Workshop and Technical Report 2021 Jochem Weber, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Status of UC3M Testbed for the Aerodynamic Characterization of Kites Applied to AWES Francisco De Los Ríos-Navarrete, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid |
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17.00-17.15
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Power Losses Analysis of AWESs via a Novel Quasi-Analytical Dynamic Model Gregorio Pasquinelli, Politecnico di Milano |
Airborne Wind Energy for Sea Water Desalination: A Techno-Economic Study Mahdi E. Salari, University College Cork |
Maximizing visibility of AWE systems for airspace users Corey Houle, TwingTec AG |
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17.15-17.30
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Multidisciplinary design and optimization of fixed-wing AWESs Filippo Trevisi, Politecnico di Milano |
Life-Cycle Analysis of an Airborne Wind Energy System Kristian Petrick, Airborne Wind Europe |
Rotational Launch and Landig: Flight tests at EnerKite Christian Gebhardt, Enerkite GmbH |
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17.30-17.45
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Circular AWE Parks with High Ground Area Power Density Moritz Diehl, University of Freiburg |
A reference economic model for airborne wind energy systems Rishikesh Joshi, TU Delft |
SkyPower100 - Realization of a fully automatic AWES (100 kW) Patrick Junge, Skysails Power GmbH |
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17.45-18.00
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Optimal reeling control for pumping airborne wind energy systems without wind speed feedback Andrea Berra, Advanced Center for Aerospace Technologies |
Feasibility analysis to find an appropriate financing strategy for a 25 KW kite generator in the Iran energy market Mehrad Zolfaghari, Islamic Azad University |
Concepts for Obstruction Marking and Demand-Oriented Obstruction Avoidance to Ensure a Safe Operation of AWE Systems Nicole Allgaier, Enerkite GmbH |
Social Program Thursday, 23 June 2022
Where: Ristorante La Tradizionale
When: 19.00-22.00
Technical Program Friday, 24 June 2022
Where: Leonardo Campus, Building 13 (Trifoglio), 2nd floor
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8.45-9.40 |
Plenary Session III - Room Colombo (T.2.1) |
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Chris Vermillion, North Carolina State University |
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9.45-11.15 |
Regular sessions |
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Modeling and Control III |
System Design |
Aerodynamics and Structure II |
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9.45-10.00
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Experimental Validation on Using Drones for the Take-off and Landing Phases of an AWE System Zakeye Azaki, Grenoble-INP |
Rotation compensator based cyclic pitch control for Rotary Airborne Wind Energy Systems Christof Beaupoil, someAWE Labs S.L. |
High-fidelity Tether Models for Airborne Wind Energy Michael McWilliam, DTU |
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10.00-10.15
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Power Smoothing in Utility-Scale Airborne Wind Energy Trajectory Optimization Jochem De Schutter, University of Freiburg |
Design Analysis of a Rotary Airborne Wind Energy System Oliver Tulloch, University of Strathclyde
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Analytical wake models for crosswind kites Mojtaba Kheiri, Concordia University
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10.15-10.30
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C++ Based Systems Engineering Framework as a Key Approach Towards Efficient, Reliable, and Autonomous Flying Wind Turbine Products Florian Bauer, kiteKRAFT GmbH |
Assessing Feasibility of Pumping Airborne Wind Energy Systems During Conceptual Design Paul Williams, Ampyx Power BV |
An Entrainment-Based Model for Annular Wakes, with Applications to Airborne Wind Energy Sam Kaufman-Martin, University of California, Santa Barbara |
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10.30-10.45
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Julia Kite Power Tools Uwe Fechner, Aenarete - Smart Wind |
Drivetrain concepts for pumping airborne wind energy systems Rishikesh Joshi, TU Delft |
Aero-structural design tailoring of composite AWE wings Ashwin Candade, Enerkite GmbH |
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10.45-11.00
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Some modelling and control aspects of rotational starting and landing Maximilian Ranneberg, Enerkite GmbH
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The ICM-autoKite Project: Developing an automated kite propulsion system for the KITE GAS/FUEL SHIP and economic green hydrogen production Klaus Heudorfer, University of Stuttgart |
The Daedalus project: AWE tether engineering method substantiated Rigo Bosman, RIGO Ropes |
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11.00-11.15
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Optimal flight path for Fly-Gen Airborne Wind Energy Systems Filippo Trevisi, Politecnico di Milano |
The Pyramid, a TRPT rethink Roderick Read, Windswept and Interesting Ltd |
AWES Wing Structural Analysis and Design Edward Fagan, Ampyx Power BV |
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11.15-11.40 |
Coffee Break - main hall |
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Technical Program Friday, 24 June 2022
Where: Leonardo Campus, Building 13 (Trifoglio), 2nd floor
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11.40-12.40 |
Plenary Session IV - Room Colombo (T.2.1) |
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11.40-12.25 |
Philip Bechtle, University of Bonn |
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12.25-12.40 |
Poster Spotlights II |
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12.40-14.00 |
Lunch Ground floor and outside |
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14.00-15.15 |
Poster Session II and Coffee Break (main hall) |
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On control of phase transitions in Airborne Wind Energy Systems Nicolas Kessler, Politecnico di Milano
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KGM1 A different approach to the Airborne Wind Energy technology Marco Ghivarello, GHIVA Prog. CAD |
Dynamics of tethered airborne wind energy systems Amar Fayyad K. Akberali, Concordia University |
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Predictive Control of a Morphing Airborne Wind Energy System Jacob B. Fine, North Carolina State University
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Ground Station Control of an Airborne Wind Energy System in a Complete Operational Cycle Ali Arshad Uppal, Universidade do Porto |
Open-source parametric FE meshing tool for fixed-wing AWE kites Dylan Eijkelhof, TU Delft |
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Airborne Wind Energy Farm Layout and Optimization Luís A.C. Roque, Universidade do Porto |
Swinging Motion of a Flexible Membrane Kite with Suspended Control Unit During Turning Maneuvers Mark Schelbergen, TU Delft |
Flying a rigid kite with a single tether attachment point Tallak Tveide, Kitemill AS
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Trajectory Tracking Controller Design and Simulation of a Tethered Aircraft |
Achieving ultralight, rigid, durable, low-cost composite AWE kites with efficient design and manufacturing Florian Breipohl, Enerkite GmbH |
Annual Wind Resource Assessment for an Airborne Wind Energy System Edgar Uriel Solís-Magallanes, Metropolitan Polytechnic University of Hidalgo |
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15.15-16.00 |
Plenary Session V - Room Colombo (T.2.1) |
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OEM presentations: |
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15.15-15.20 |
Kitepowers journey to the Islands and beyond |
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Johannes Peschel, Kitepower BV |
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15.20-15.25 |
Kitemill - commercial development |
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Thomas Hårklau, Kitemill AS |
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15.25-15.30 |
A Multidimensional Trade-off |
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Gian Mauro Maneia, Kitenergy Srl |
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15.30-16.00 |
Round Table II |
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16.00-16.15 |
Farewell |
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Registration package: A welcome desk to collect the registration package will be available in the following times:
· 15.30-18.00 on 22 June 2022 close to the Wind Tunnel Facility, Bovisa Campus, Building B19
· 8.30-16.00 on 23 June 2022 in the main hall, Leonardo Campus, Building 13 (Trifoglio), 2nd floor
· 8.30-14.00 on 24 June 2022 in the main hall, Leonardo Campus, Building 13 (Trifoglio), 2nd floor