Fantastic to see the technology developed during Meandair's time at #ESABICNoordwijk is now a key part in the #EO4Contrails project that is being supported by #ESAPhiLabNL: ▶️ https://lnkd.in/ez-FQr6E #ESABICNL #SpaceBusiness #SpaceTech ESA Commercialisation Gateway Netherlands Space Agency - NLSA Rabobank Wecountancy #SBICNoordwijk esa-bic.nl
🛰️ We caught up with Meandair's co-founder Peter Novák 🌻 to find out about the #EO4Contrails project being supported by ESA Phi-Lab Netherlands! Read at: ▶️ https://lnkd.in/ez-FQr6E The #Meandair and NLR - Netherlands Aerospace Centre teams are working on a novel solution to tackle contrails using Earth observation and remote sensing technologies. “The core focus is to reduce the harmful creation of contrails by operators in the aviation industry. These contrails are only formed when the atmosphere’s humidity and temperature meet certain conditions,” comments Peter. “We will provide the most up-to-date and accurate weather forecasts about the atmosphere available, so that these aviation operators can easily navigate around these control sensitive areas of the atmosphere.” The Meandair technology for near-real-time weather forecasting, otherwise known as #nowcasting, was developed during incubation at ESA BIC Noordwijk before graduating in 2021. Alongside Peter, the Meandair team includes Antonín Komenda (Meandair co-founder and technical lead), André Bos (project manager) and Filip Švábik (meteorologist). The validation of the nowcasted contrails and impact is carried out by the NLR team of David Engler Faleiros, Liesbeth Wijn and Lukas Söffing. Discover more about the research in the full article on the SBIC website. 🚀 💡 Want to be part of a network for innovation where research breeds innovation for emerging space market? The programme is run by NL Space Campus and Space Business Innovation Centre Noordwijk, supported by Netherlands Space Agency - NLSA and ESA Commercialisation Gateway, along with partners from the Dutch space ecosystem. 💫 Selected project teams can benefit from seed funding of €200K and support and coaching from academic and commercial experts. Interested to apply? Contact the Phi-Lab team. 🎯 Discover more: https://lnkd.in/ez-FQr6E 🎯 Next selection deadline is Q4 2026 🎯 Full details at: esaphilab.nl #ESAPhiLabNL #ESAPhiLab #Space #Innovation #Research #CommercialSolutions