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@OpenSourceAWE

Open Source AWE Simulation, Optimization and Control

Airborne Wind Energy (AWE)

Airborne wind energy is a promising approach to

  • decentral wind energy harvesting
  • offshore wind energy harvesting, in particular for floating offshore systems
  • clean ship propulsion

Goals of the OpenSourceAWE organization:

  • to support the cooperation between startups and academia
  • to develop a complete stack of simulation, estimation, optimization and control software for all major AWE concepts
  • by doing so, reduce the costs and effort for developing the initial software stack for startups and researchers
  • furthermore, to provide reference models for the International Energy Agency (IEA) such that major stakeholders can inform themselves about AWE concepts and performance characteristics

So far, our members come from The Netherlands, France, Spain, Norway, Switzerland and Scotland.

For more information, have a look at our Wiki or join the discussions!

Windswept Ltd Alba Kite Transport Tiira Wind Power Delft University of Technology

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  1. KiteModels.jl KiteModels.jl Public

    Kite and tether models for the simulation of kite power systems

    Julia 26 6

  2. VortexStepMethod.jl VortexStepMethod.jl Public

    Aerodynamic models of 3D wings using the Vortex Step Method

    Julia 19

  3. AtmosphericModels.jl AtmosphericModels.jl Public

    1d and 3d models of the atmosphere for the simulation of airborne wind energy systems

    Julia 15 1

  4. SymbolicAWEModels.jl SymbolicAWEModels.jl Public

    A symbolic aero-structural modeling and simulation framework for Airborne Wind Energy systems.

    Julia 12 2

  5. KiteControllers.jl KiteControllers.jl Public

    Controllers for airborne wind energy systems

    Julia 12 1

  6. AWEMeta.jl AWEMeta.jl Public

    Integration tests for OpenSourceAWE packages

    Shell 2

Repositories

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  • VortexStepMethod.jl Public

    Aerodynamic models of 3D wings using the Vortex Step Method

    OpenSourceAWE/VortexStepMethod.jl's past year of commit activity
    Julia 19 MIT 0 44 5 Updated Sep 10, 2026
  • SymbolicAWEModels.jl Public

    A symbolic aero-structural modeling and simulation framework for Airborne Wind Energy systems.

    OpenSourceAWE/SymbolicAWEModels.jl's past year of commit activity
    Julia 12 2 48 (1 issue needs help) 7 Updated Sep 10, 2026
  • V3Kite.jl Public

    V3 leading edge inflatable (LEI) kite simulation using SymbolicAWEModels.jl

    OpenSourceAWE/V3Kite.jl's past year of commit activity
    Julia 4 MPL-2.0 0 6 2 Updated Sep 6, 2026
  • WinchControllers.jl Public

    Digital controllers for winches

    OpenSourceAWE/WinchControllers.jl's past year of commit activity
    Julia 5 MIT 1 13 (2 issues need help) 3 Updated Sep 6, 2026
  • KiteUtils.jl Public

    Utilities for kite power system simulations

    OpenSourceAWE/KiteUtils.jl's past year of commit activity
    Julia 5 MIT 1 19 (1 issue needs help) 2 Updated Sep 6, 2026
  • MakieControlPlots.jl Public

    Makie-backed reimplementation of ControlPlots.jl

    OpenSourceAWE/MakieControlPlots.jl's past year of commit activity
    Julia 6 MIT 0 5 0 Updated Sep 5, 2026
  • SimpleKiteControllers.jl Public

    Controllers for parking, flying figures of eight and more for airborne wind energy systems.

    OpenSourceAWE/SimpleKiteControllers.jl's past year of commit activity
    Julia 6 MIT 1 4 0 Updated Sep 3, 2026
  • KiteControllers.jl Public

    Controllers for airborne wind energy systems

    OpenSourceAWE/KiteControllers.jl's past year of commit activity
    Julia 12 MIT 1 10 3 Updated Sep 3, 2026
  • KiteViewers.jl Public

    3D viewer for airborne wind energy systems

    OpenSourceAWE/KiteViewers.jl's past year of commit activity
    Julia 6 MIT 2 3 4 Updated Sep 1, 2026
  • AWEMeta.jl Public

    Integration tests for OpenSourceAWE packages

    OpenSourceAWE/AWEMeta.jl's past year of commit activity
    Shell 2 MIT 0 2 3 Updated Sep 1, 2026