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.
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Call
Summary
Develop and demonstrate an innovative lightweight and reliable liquid hydrogen tank concept, for integration into hydrogen powered aircraft concepts. The topic aims to demonstrate a reliable and safe hydrogen tank design at TRL4, with a gravimetric index no less than 40% a dormancy no less than 12 hours, demonstrated through on ground cryogenic and tightness testing.
Detailed Call Description
Future hydrogen powered aircraft will require storing cryogenic liquid hydrogen in lightweight, safe and reliable hydrogen tanks. The hydrogen tank is expected to be stored in the rear fuselage of the aircraft, behind the cabin pressure bulkhead, with a fuselage cylindrical diameter of approximately 3.5 to 4m diameter. Depending on the hydrogen powered aircraft concept, different tank sizes will be expected to satisfy the aircraft requirements. While for the fully electric hydrogen fuel cell powered aircraft concept two tanks of approximately 600kg each are expected to be required, for the direct hydrogen combustion powered aircraft concept, two tanks of approximately 1000kg are expected to be required. In either hydrogen powered aircraft concept, the tank diameters may range from 1.5m diameter up to 3.5m diameter, depending on whether the tanks are installed in a side-by-side configuration, or in a tandem configuration.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
The maximum EU contribution for the topic is €5.000.000.
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 Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking estimates that an EU contribution up to €5.000.000 would allow these outcomes to be addressed appropriately.
The coordinator role shall be limited to the following legal entities:
- University,
- Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) or
- SME (legal entities are advised to confirm their SME status).
Maximum 24 months.
Thematic Categories
- Energy
- Environment and Climate Change
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Transport
Eligibility for Participation
- Businesses
- Educational Institutions
- Large Enterprises
- Legal Entities
- Other Beneficiaries
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- 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.