Environmentally Friendly Aviation for all Classes of Aircraft
EFACA is a project co-funded by the European Commission through the Horizon Europe Programme, inserted on the Climate, Energy and Mobility cluster aiming at fighting climate change by 2050.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
EFACA project intends to promote an aviation sector more climate and environmentally friendly with the development of new technologies by using electric and hybrid thermoelectric propulsions and new sustainable fuels to replace fossil fuels.
About EFACA
EFACA is a project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme. It aims to support the greening of the EU’s aviation industry by testing a hybrid turbo-electric propulsion system for a propeller-driven regional aircraft, while also tacking areas such as fuel cells with both conventional and novel cooling mechanisms.
Objectives & Actions
EFACA aims to achieve its goals by putting forward six main objectives divided into three levels which are presented below:
- Level 1: Three TRL3 demonstrations of technologies relevant to the greening of aviation;
- Level 2: Considers 4 clasess of aircraft: (i) small, (ii) regional, (iii) single and (iv) twin aisle, including preliminary designs of (ii) and (iii);
- Level 3: Road map for the achievement of the EU environmental targets for aviation synthetizing.
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News & Events
ClimAvTech Coordination
🛫 Since March 2025, EFACA has been coordinating the management of the ClimAvTech Cluster, with support from the Ergon Research project. The cluster was established in 2023–2024 under the HESTIA project and aims to strengthen scientific collaboration while promoting joint dissemination activities to ensure wide access to cutting-edge research outcomes. The ClimAvTech Cluster currently brings…
5th Consortium Meeting
✈️ The EFACA Consortium met in Madrid, Spain, hosted by our partner Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). This meeting, held on 15th and 16th October 2025, provided a valuable opportunity for partners to come together, exchange on progress and next steps towards cleaner and more sustainable aviation. The meeting brought together partners and stakeholders to…
EASN 2025
🚀 We are pleased to announce our participation in this year’s EASN International Conference on Innovation in Aviation & Space, taking place from October 14th to 17th, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The conference is co-organized by the European Aerospace Science Network (EASN) and the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). It will bring together scientists and…