Prof. Lorenzo Fagiano from the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering – Politecnico di Milano is among the experts featured in a recent Infobuildenergia article exploring the advantages and challenges of airborne wind energy – an innovative technology with significant potential for sustainable energy production.

Airborne wind energy leverages the stronger, more consistent winds found at higher altitudes, offering a promising alternative to traditional energy solutions with a reduced environmental impact. However, the development of this cutting-edge technology involves overcoming complex technological hurdles. Prof. Fagiano and his team at the Safe Automation Systems Laboratory (SAS-Lab) are at the forefront of these efforts, addressing key challenges through their research.

SAS-Lab specializes in automation and control, aerodynamics, design optimization, techno-economic analysis, experimental prototyping. Their most recent work focuses on the offshore applications of airborne wind energy systems.

These research activities are carried out within several prestigious national and international initiatives, including the Horizon Europe project MERIDIONAL, the future MSCA Network AWETRAIN, the extended partnership NEST - Network 4 Energy Sustainable Transition, the NextWind project supported by Fondazione Cariplo, and the PRIN PNRR DeepAirborne project. The latter includes collaborations with Politecnico di Torino (MOREnergy Lab), the Institute of Marine Engineering (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche), Delft University of Technology, and the Airborne Wind Europe association.

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