ClimAVTech Cluster
BeCoM is a European research project that aims to better predict persistent contrails with strong support of the enhanced routine humidity measurements at the cruise level, enabling reliable mitigation of aviation’s climate impact driven by climate-based policy and regulations. BeCoM will develop and assess measures to largely reduce (>50%) or eliminate the global mean contrail radiative forcing, hence a substantial re- duction of aviation’s share of global warming to be achievable on a short time horizon. These measures include a reliable forecast of persistent contrails, reduced weather- dependent individual contrail radiative effects, and successful avoidance of strongly warming contrails via trajectory optimization.
EXFAN is a groundbreaking project focused on revolutionizing aircraft propulsion systems. Our mission is to develop a cutting-edge recuperation device, harnessing the Meredith effect to maximize exergy from anergy.
In FFLECS project, revolutionary combustor architectures will be studied, and, in particular, it will advance (i) the Lean Azimuthal Flame (LEAFinnox), a novel combustion system based on Flameless Oxidation, (ii) the Compact Helically Arranged combustoR (CHAIRlift), a new system which uses interacting lean lifted flames, and (iii) plasma and electric manipulation of the spray and of the flame stabilisation mechanism.
FlyECO Project offers a pathway to low-emission air travel and sustainable growth. Through the integration of innovative technologies like solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and the use of hydrogen as energy carrier, the project targets a 50 % reduction in NOX emissions while eliminating CO2 emissions altogether. The project’s simulation framework will help refine the integrated power and propulsion systems (IPPS) architecture, advancing towards real-world implementation. It will focus on commuter/regional aircraft class propulsion system.
HESTIA specifically focuses on increasing the scientific knowledge of the hydrogen-air combustion of future hydrogen-fuelled aero-engines.
HOPE (Hydrogen Optimized multi-fuel Propulsion system for clean and silEnt aircraft) will deliver an integrated aircraft propulsion system comprising two multi-fuel ultra-high bypass ratio (UHBR) turbofan engines, a fuel cell based auxiliary propulsion and power unit (FC-APPU) driving an aft boundary layer ingestion (BLI) propulsor based on tube-wing aircraft configuration.
HYLENA will investigate, develop and optimize an innovative, highly efficient integrated electrical propulsion concept combined with Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and gas turbine, for short and medium range applications. It will achieve significant climate impact reduction by being completely carbon neutral with radical increase of overall efficiency.
INDIGO project aims at exploring “how” the integration of beyond state-of-the-art aircraft technologies would lead to a non-conventional aircraft concept that will “change the paradigm of operations” in the airport environment.
MATISSE responds to the fourth bullet of the HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01-05 topic “expected outcome”, delivering improved aircraft technologies in the area of multifunctional structures capable of storing electrical energy for hybrid electric aircraft applications.
The MINIMAL project will contribute to a radical transformation in air-transport by providing technology that will, in collaboration with the aviation ecosystem, substantially reduce the climate impact of aviation
The project MYTHOS proposes to develop and demonstrate an innovative and disruptive design methodology for future short/medium range civil engines. For a complete decarbonization, this class of engines should be operating using a wide range of liquid and gaseous fuels including Sustainable Air Fuels (SAFs) and, ultimately, pure hydrogen.
TRIATHLON project will use the synergy between powertrain components to overcome the challenges associated with scaling up hydrogen powertrain technology to MW class. TRIATHLON will consider a general, yet representative, architecture similar to the ZEROe turboprop demonstrator but the technologies developed in this project will be applicable to other aircraft configurations since the methodology proposed can determine the best coupling between the powertrain components for other design cases.
OVERLEAF aims to develop a game-changing Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) storage tank to enable the transition towards H2 -powered aviation. It will thus contribute towards the goals of the EU Green Deal by 2050 for the aviation sector.