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Author:   Uwe Ahrens ,  Markus Hecht
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2023
Weight:   0.685kg
ISBN:  

9783031199530

ISBN 10:   3031199537
Pages:   294
Publication Date:   23 November 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Foreword.- Introduction.- Historical Outline.- General presentation of wind energy (quality, frequency, energy density, windows of wind, wind directions, weather influences).-  Basic differences of the wind utilization concepts.- Classification of conventional wind energy use.- Classification of high-altitude wind energy utilization.- Overview of the players.- Presentation of the technology approaches.- Overview of the investors.- Production potential.- Economic effects.- Ecological effects.- Energy balances.-  Material balances.- Evaluation matrix.- Future potential.- List of market participants.- Collection of icons (downloadable).- Overview of abbreviations.- List of sources.

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Uwe Ahrens graduated in Aerospace Engineering from Technical University Berlin. In 1989, he founded the medical company aap Implantate AG for which he acted as long-time CEO. Having established a patent basis for a rail-based airborne wind energy conversion technology, he founded NTS Energy Systems in 2007. In 2012, the company successfully demonstrated the core functionality on a linear test section. Foreword:  Markus Hecht graduated in Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen. After his PhD he worked in the railway industry in Switzerland until he became Professor for Rail vehicles at TU Berlin 1997. Main research topics of his group are energy efficiency and energy recovery.

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