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Swarms of sensor-packed drones may soon be a windfarmer’s best friend

November 24, 2016/

To achieve maximum efficiency, there’s an urgent need for tools that can be used to make precise measurements and create accurate simulations of different wind turbine placements.

The researchers are the first to develop and field test an instrumented drone that can measure, in detail, the airflow near and downwind of a wind farm.

Lynda Delacey

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