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
WCCM-ECCOMAS 2026
The EFACA consortium took part in WCCM-ECCOMAS 2026, held in Munich from July 19th to 24th, 2026. During the conference, EFACA contributed to the special session STS421 – “Technological and Operational Roadmap for Greening of Aviation”, with several papers reflecting the project’s work towards more sustainable and climate-neutral aviation. The contributions covered a wide range…
6th Consortium Meeting
✈️ On 22–23 July 2026, the EFACA consortium gathered in Munich, Germany, for its 6th Consortium Meeting, bringing partners together to review progress across the project and align on the work still to be completed before its conclusion. The first day focused on EFACA’s core technical activities, with sessions dedicated to the hybrid gearbox combining…
Technological Transformation of Aviation Fuel Supply: Safety, Ecology, Accounting, and Human Capital
Last week, the Ukrainian Airports Association organized a round table entitled “Technological Transformation of Aviation Fuel Supply: Safety, Ecology, Accounting, and Human Capital.” The event brought together aviation stakeholders to discuss challenges and opportunities related to the modernization of aviation fuel supply systems. Among the presentations was “The EU Clean Aviation Programme: A Strategy for…