BREEZE Project

BREEZE Project, Vaeridion’s newest publicly funded research project 

VÆRIDION has been granted German public funding from the LuFo Klima VII-1 – internationaler Zwischenaufruf for the 2.5-year-long BREEZE (BReakthrough aerodynamic EfficiEncy for Zero Emission flight) project, starting in April 2026. This endeavor is a German-Dutch partnership with a Dutch TSH funded project.  

The consortium addresses specific aerodynamic aspects that enable and further improve aerodynamic performance of battery-electric regional flights. In particular, it investigates the extent to which laminar flow can be taken credit of with real-world leading-edge contamination, delivers a detailed design of a high-lift system for relatively thick wing profiles, and quantifies the effect of battery thermal runaway on aerodynamic characteristics for wing-integrated battery systems. 

BREEZE combines numerical design and optimization together with experimental evaluation in two wind tunnel campaigns in Germany and The Netherlands. Relevant results are planned to be published for the scientific and industrial communities. 

Partners 

Vaeridion (DE, LuFo)

German OEM startup developing a fully electric Microliner  9-seater. VÆRIDION is the coordinator of the LuFo project and is in the lead of the experimental test campaigns.

DLR (DE, LuFo)

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft– und Raumfahrt, the German aeronautics and space research center provides expertise in fluid mechanics and aerodynamic configurations, and will support with the definition, preparation and execution of the wind tunnel tests and conduct the scientific research activities of the project.