Airborne Wind Energy Consortium Offers Industry Leadership

Founder JoeBen Bevirt

JoeBen Bevirt, founder of Joby Energy, was named founding chair of the new Airborne Wind Energy Consortium. Other inaugural members represent industry leaders Makani Power, Sky WindPower, and Magenn. The organization unites the stakeholders of the international airborne wind energy industry into a single, focused and independent voice. Consortium membership will be comprised of industry firms, academic researchers, utilities, and regulators who have come together to promote the development and deployment of airborne wind energy systems. The organization will support and promote a number of initiatives, enabling members to be involved in key legislation concerning airborne wind energy technologies. To learn more about the Consortium or if you have an interest in joining, please visit aweconsortium.org or contact membership@AWEC2010.org.


Airborne Wind Energy Consortium Sponsors 2010 Airborne Wind Energy Conference with NASA

As its first event, the Airborne Wind Eergy Consortium and co-sponsors NASA Ames, Glenn and Langley are co-sponsoring the International Airborne Wine Energy 2010 Conference at Stanford University on September 28-29, 2010. The conference will include presentations from leading International researchers, NASA, the Department of Energy, Venture Capital, Federal regulatory agencies and will feature workshops focusing on industry interests including: Technology R&D, regulatory and political challenges, and business development.