Optimising the performance, operation and design of onshore, offshore and airborne wind energy systems
CONTRIBUITING TO THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Wind energy is one of the oldest energy sources used by humans. It is zero-emission, inexhaustible, efficient, and strongly contributes to reducing the use of fossil fuels.
Wind energy is available almost everywhere, onshore, offshore, and at different altitudes. Wind plants produce more than one-third of the total electricity generated from renewable sources in the EU.
Running from October 2022 to September 2026, MERIDIONAL was funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme under Grant Agreement No. 101084216.
MERIDIONAL IN A NUTSHELL
MERIDIONAL produced a knowledge and data hub and a toolchain, now accessible to a range of users from industrial to academic sectors to improve wind farm design, performance assessment, and loading. The research generated a comprehensive set of data including simulations and field campaigns and was demonstrated through selected use cases, onshore, offshore, and airborne.
Solutions
MERIDIONAL improved the understanding of wind conditions and their impact on energy production and structural loading, by combining advanced modelling approaches, diverse data sources and innovative visualisation techniques.