📢 New open datasets for kite aerodynamics!

We’ve released two new resources on the #MeridionalEU Zenodo profile:
🔹 Wind tunnel load measurements (rigid scale model)
🔹 Machine learning models for leading-edge inflatable kites

🔗 Read more: meridional.eu/news/new-dat...

Can kite-based systems change how we harvest wind energy? 🌬️

A new video explores how airborne wind energy could unlock stronger, steadier winds at higher altitudes: something that we are also working on in #meridionalEU!

Watch the video 🔗 meridional.eu/news/airborn...

Curious about what the #MeridionalEU project is all about and how it supports the #WindEnergy transition? 🌬

Check out our project leaflet for a quick dive into the challenges we are tackling and the goals we are working towards.

Download it at meridional.eu/wp-content/u...

There is a plethora of suitable contexts and users for airborne wind energy, from construction sites to off-grid islands 🪁

However, the key lies in gaining maturity and market traction in order to establish the technology.

Learn more about the challenge 👉 meridional.eu/news/harvest...

Being able to leverage wind at higher altitudes translates to a series of benefits for the industry and the green transition.

Read more about airborne wind energy in #MeridionalEU latest article 👉https://meridional.eu/news/harvesting-wind-with-kites-from-childs-dream-into-energy-revolution/

🔍 One of the key goals of #MeridionalEU is to better understand and simulate unsteady inflow conditions, and how they affect the performance and loads of onshore, offshore, and airborne wind energy systems.

Discover how we are bridging such knowledge gaps in our article 🔗 bit.ly/3H6LV2r

How does airborne wind energy work? 🪁

We discussed this in the latest #MeridionalEU article, which shows how kites can harness high-altitude winds to tap into stronger, more stable wind resources, using less material.

🔗 meridional.eu/news/harvest...

📸 At the latest #MeridionalEU meeting in Stuttgart, participants explored scientific visualisation through a hands-on Vistle workshop at HLRS, learning to create 3D visualisations of wind energy data.

Missed it? The workshop recording is now available at: meridional.eu/news/vistle-...

Kites in the sky could power our future 🌬️

By flying higher with less material, airborne wind energy can bring clean power to remote areas and complement offshore wind.

As #MeridionalEU partners are working to advance them, read more in our latest article 🔗 meridional.eu/news/harvest...

🗓️ Save the date! #MeridionalEU will be present at #WESC2025, the Wind Energy Science Conference, held on 24-27 June in Nantes.

Project partners will present their work on wind energy systems and value-driven design in two dedicated sessions:

🔗 Find out more: meridional.eu/news/where-t...

🌬️ For #GlobalWindDay, we’re proud to join #WindborneVoices - a cross-project campaign with #DTWOeu, @tailwindeu.bsky.social , @sudoco-euproject.bsky.social & more - to spotlight people #WorkingInWind.

Why did Louis Gagnon join wind energy and #MeridionalEU? More below 👇

As Global Wind Day approaches, we have launched together with European projects #DTWOeu, @meridional-eu.bsky.social, and @sudoco-euproject.bsky.social the #WindborneVoice campaign, gathering the stories behind people #WorkingInWind.

Our coordinator reflects on his work in offshore wind energy 👇

During our recent General Assembly at the University of Stuttgart, the #MeridionalEU team had the privilege of visiting the CAVE visualization laboratory at @hlrs-hpc.bsky.social ‬

Such techniques could also be applied to enhance Meridional’s wind modeling, bringing our research to life 🌬️

📸 At the #MeridionalEU GA hosted by Uni Stuttgart, partners shared key project updates, including drone-based turbine simulations🌀

Drones help test trajectories, turbulence & more, giving fast, accurate data to improve wind plant predictions.

Have a look at some data 👉 windlab.hlrs.de/en_AU/about

🌬️ New research published as part of the #MeridionalEU project!

The research team of the Technical University of Denmark explored how global Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) bases can improve the modeling of wind turbine wakes in large #windfarms.

Find it at: meridional.eu/news/converg...

And we landed on Bluesky! 👋

This is a new access point to keep up-to-date with the #MeridionalEU progress in advancing #WindEnergy systems.

Learn more about us at: meridional.eu