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Wind and solar energy take the lead in driving European electricity generation - Meridional As Europe power transition crosses a historic threshold, MERIDIONAL takes part in driving wind innovation

A new report by Ember highlights how wind energy is supplying around 17% of EU electricity ⚡

As the industry grows even further, it cannot do without policy support and technological innovation.

Learn how #MeridionalEU is boosting wind energy in our latest news: meridional.eu/news/wind-an...

Concurrent aerodynamic design of the wing and the turbines of airborne wind energy systems Abstract. The aerodynamic design of the fly-gen airborne wind energy system aircraft, referred to as a windplane here, is a largely unexplored yet crucial problem for improving power production. To th...

How do you optimise an airborne wind energy kite? ⚡

In a new paper, #MeridionalEU researchers explore how the joint aerodynamic design of wings and onboard turbines can significantly impact performance.

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Stroom opwekken met een vlieger kan bij Kitepower in Delft YouTube video by Weet Je Dat Ook Weer

Have you seen the new video documentary about #MeridionalEU partner Kitepower?

The video showcases the production site for their kites, highlighting the advantages of the technology and its functionality in generating wind energy.

English CC available 👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyW6...

Newsletter - MERIDIONAL steps into its final year MERIDIONAL steps into its final year! Did you miss the third issue of the project's newsletter? Read it here!

Meridional is entering its final year, and we recently released the latest newsletter, capturing some of the key moments along the way, including events highlights and publications 📩

Read the full issue at: meridional.eu/news/meridio...

Wondering what the #MeridionalEU project focuses on and how it contributes to the #WindEnergy transition? 🌬️

Our project leaflet offers a clear snapshot of the key challenges we are addressing and the objectives guiding our work.

Download it here: meridional.eu/wp-content/u...

📸 Last week, our consortium gathered in Munich for the #meridionalEU General Assembly, hosted by the Technical University of Munich to review recent progress and shape the work ahead.

Read the full update on our website: meridional.eu/news/meridio...

New Meridional dataset: real-world flight test for Airborne Wind Energy - Meridional High-quality field data becomes available to help advance AIrborne Wind Energy solutions

Big news for Airborne Wind Energy 🪁

#MeriodnalEU has released real flight-test data from a 60 m² kite operated by our partners Technical University of Munich, & Kitepower.

Learn more at: meridional.eu/news/new-mer...

📢 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...

Airborne wind energy takes flight: kites as the next frontier - Meridional A new video explores the rise of airborne wind energy systems (AWES) - kite-based flying devices harvesting wind power at high altitudes.

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...

Vistle Workshop Brings Data to Life at HLRS - Meridional At the latest MERIDIONAL meeting in Stuttgart, the spotlight was on scientific visualisation with a hands-on Vistle workshop hosted at the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS).

📸 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...

Where the Wind Leads: Meridional Partners at WESC2025 - Meridional From 24–27 June, the Meridional Project joins the Wind Energy Science Conference (WESC2025) to explore how atmospheric complexity shapes the future of renewable energy.

🗓️ 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 Study Shows Global POD Bases Improve Wind Wake Modeling - Meridional A new scientific publication by Technical University of Denmark support the development of efficient models for wind turbine wakes

🌬️ 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...

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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