Part I Fundamentals: Airborne Wind Energy: Basic Concepts and Physical Foundations.- Traction power generation with tethered wings.- Pumping Cycle Kite Power.- Efficiency of traction power conversion based on crosswind motion.- An Introduction to Meteorology for Airborne Wind.- Kites: Pioneers of Atmospheric.- Financing Strategies for Airborne Wind Energy.-Part II System modeling, Optimization and Control: Theory and Experimental Validation of a Simple Comprehensible.- On Modeling, Filtering and Automatic Control of Flexible Tethered.- Wings for Airborne Wind.- Modeling of Airborne Wind Energy Systems in Natural Coordinates.- Numerical Trajectory Optimization for Airborne Wind Energy.- Model Predictive Control of Rigid-Airfoil Airborne Wind Energy Systems.- Airborne Wind Energy Conversion Systems with Ultra High Speed.- Model-Based Efficiency Analysis of Wind Power Conversion by a Pumping Kite Power.- Economics of Pumping Kite.- Part III Analysis of Flexible Kite Dynamics: Aeroelastic Simulation of Flexible Membrane Wings based on Multibody System.- Nonlinear Aeroelasticity, Flight Dynamics and Control of a Flexible Membrane Traction Kite.- Simulation Based Wing Design for Kite Power.- Estimation of the lift-to-drag ratio using the lifting line method: application to a Leading Edge Inflatable.- Part IV Implemented Concepts: Application of an Automated Kite System for Ship Propulsion and Power Generation.- Design and Testing of a 60 kW Yo-Yo Airborne Wind Energy Generator.- Modeling and Testing of a Kite-Powered Water Pump.- Design and Experimental Characterization of a Pumping Kite Power System.- Development of a Three-Line Ground-Actuated Airborne Wind Energy.- Combining kites and rail technology into a traction based Airborne Wind Energy plant.- Description and Preliminary Test Results of a 6 Degrees of Freedom Rigid Wing Pumping System.- An experimental test setup for advanced estimation and control of an airborne wind energy system Analysis and Flight Test Validation of High Performance Airborne Wind Turbines.- High Altitude Wind Energy from a hybrid lighter than air platform in a pumping cycle with aerodynamic lift from the Magnus.- Lighter-Than-Air Wind Energy Systems.- Part V Component Design.- Ram-air Wing Design Considerations for Airborne Wind Energy.- Conceptual Design of Textile Kites Considering Overall System Performance.- Airborne Wind Energy Tethers with High-Modulus Polyethylene Fibers.- Non-reversing Generators in a Novel Design for Pumping Mode Airborne Wind Energy Farm.- Software System Architecture for Control of Tethered Kites.