Together with other DLR institutes and partners from the Research Alliance Wind Energy (FVWE), the Wind Energy Experiments facility is leading the construction of the Krummendeich WiValdi Wind ...

There are a lot of ideas in the air to help bring wind power mainstream. The fickleness of the wind is a major inhibitor to its broad adoption; ideas for a solution include building massive ...

Aeroelasticity deals with the interaction of elastic structures in an air stream and its aerodynamic loads as well as the impact of this interaction on the design of the structure. Aeroelastic ...

ABSTRACT: Wind erosion represents a formidable environmental challenge and has serious negative impacts on soil health and agricultural productivity, particularly in arid and semi-arid areas. The ...

What Makes the Wind Blow explains the fundamental forces behind wind and air movement using real-world and laboratory demonstrations. The film shows that wind is caused by differences in air pressure, ...

Biological soil crusts are communities of cyanobacteria, fungi, lichens, and other living organisms that can bind grains together and reduce the susceptibility of soils to erosion by water or wind.