Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking (CAJU) is a successful public-private partnership between the European Commission and the European aeronautics industry that is on the way to achieving its environmental performance targets.
The Clean Aviation JU will develop disruptive new aircraft technologies to support the European Green Deal, and climate neutrality by 2050. These technologies will deliver net greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions of no less than 30%, compared to 2020 state-of-the-art. The technological and industrial readiness will allow the deployment of new aircraft incorporating these technologies no later than 2035, enabling 75% of the world’s civil aviation fleet to be replaced by 2050. The aircraft developed will enable net CO2 reductions of up to 90% when combined with the effect of sustainable ‘drop-in’ fuels, or zero CO2 emissions in flight when using hydrogen as energy source.
Clean Aviation’s aeronautics-related research and innovation activities, focusing on breakthrough technology initiatives, will contribute to the global sustainable competitiveness of the European aviation industry. European aviation research and innovation capacity will be strengthened through the partnership, enabling new and ambitious global standards to be set.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
Development and demonstration of an optimized systems platform enabling the next-generation Ultra-Efficient SMR aircraft. The topic aims to integrate high-performance computing, electrical power and data architectures into a unified, certifiable platform, supporting advanced functions such as active control, hybridisation and predictive maintenance by means of a representative ground demonstration at TRL6 validating performance, safety and cybersecurity, with clear pathways to CRL4 and future maturation towards aircraft integration and EIS 2035.
Detailed Call Description
The Ultra-efficient Short and Medium Range (SMR) aircraft concept targeted in Clean Aviation are expected to integrate a set of disruptive technologies characterized by a fundamental change in the requirements for system platforms. Innovations such as active control of high aspect ratio (HAR) wings, hybridisation and predictive maintenance – create a level of complexity which conventional system architectures cannot sustain. Future SMR aircraft are expected to require higher than thirty times more computing power, five times more electrical power and two orders of magnitude higher data throughput as compared to the last generation of large passenger aircraft in service.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
70%
The maximum EU contribution for the topic is €30.000.000
The Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking may award up to 1 project with funding depending on the outcome of the evaluation and the complementarity of the proposed actions.
The maximum EU contribution per project funded under this topic is €30.000.000
Proposals requesting an EU contribution above the maximum amount specified above will be declared non-eligible and will not be evaluated.
A minimum of 15% of the total EU contribution shall be allocated per proposal to Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) 41, Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) and/or Universities having a beneficiary status.
Proposals not meeting this condition will be declared non-eligible and will not be evaluated.
The condition should be met by involving entities under such a legal status in the meaning of Horizon Europe rules across EU Member States and countries associated to Horizon Europe.
Thematic Categories
- Energy
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Justice - Security
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Transport
Eligibility for Participation
- Businesses
- Educational Institutions
- Large Enterprises
- Legal Entities
- Other Beneficiaries
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Eligibility For Participation Notes
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects.