Drone swarm explores turbulent airflows near wind turbines

Drone swarm explores turbulent airflows near wind turbines

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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 14, 2025

A fleet of ten lightweight drones from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) has completed a series of coordinated flights to investigate the airflow immediately around wind turbines-an area typically inaccessible to stationary sensors. The campaign, part of DLR's NearWake project, targeted the near wake zones behind the OPUS 1 and OPUS 2 turbines at the WiValdi wind research facility in Krummendeic

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