Could AWE increase drastically the part of renewable energy?

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I think if you want to make very long wind turbine blades flapping in the wind, you perhaps want them to be intelligent and have control surfaces. That is one way AWE can be very relevant.

Would blades inspired by palm trees be suitable to AWES?

The following links describe a method for lighter and larger blades working like palm trees in order to be resilient from high winds. [image] Perhaps some applications in AWES could be imagined, knowing the global loads issue could be mitigated with appropriate bridling, starting with a central line for the hub. Then several options would include torque transfer TRPT rotor in @Rodread’s way, or yo-yo mode (recovery phase by the third position). Perhaps keeping lift (without lifter kite) w…

Then there is distributed and niche wind.