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Programme Description
The SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking is an institutionalised European partnership between private and public sector partners set up to accelerate through research and innovation the delivery of the Digital European Sky.
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Summary
WA2 (ATM application‐oriented research) comprises the exploratory research activities aiming to bridge the results of ATM excellent science and outreach and the higher maturity ATM research performed with a wider research community, as part of SESAR 3 JU industrial research activities. It also aims at providing the necessary scientific support to ATM change. WA2 covers content that has already completed TRL1 in previous research activities and the objective is to complete TRL2.
The challenge is to design and develop concrete innovative applications (that are already TRL1, achieved within SESAR programme or outside) that aim at achieving the objective of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 set by the European Green Deal, in line with the EU’s commitment to global climate action under the Paris Agreement. The proposed solutions shall demonstrate their potential to accelerate the shift to smarter and more sustainable mobility, to improve the fuel efficiency and reduce the emissions (both CO2 and non-CO2) generated by ATM operations and increase the understanding of the climate impacts of aviation to better anticipate them and take adaptation measures. The challenge includes the adaptation of the route charging scheme to take into consideration the green deal objectives and how to enable the definition of globally harmonised policies and regulations to support climate-friendly flight operations. The challenge includes as well the development of innovative ideas to accelerate decarbonisation of ATM through the integration of energy, transport and digitalisation platforms that are at the base of the green transition.
Detailed Call Description
The SESAR 3 JU has identified the following innovative research elements that could be used to achieve the expected outcomes.
- Multi-scale multi-pollutant air quality systems. The main area of applicability of such a solution is to support the aviation community in estimating the extent of the environmental impacts that current and future air traffic movements might have. Research shall address integration and optimization aspects to reduce the overall computational time and human errors (R&I need: optimum green trajectories).
- Greener long-haul flights. Research aims at developing applications that will contribute to the green improvement of long haul flight operations e.g., increasing the level of ATM automation, air-ground collaboration (R&I need: optimum green trajectories).
- Validation of novel metrics in support of environmental impact assessment in ATM. Research aims at developing and validating new environmental metrics for use in R&I and/or operations. The areas for development include use of EPP data for environmental performance assessment, development of meaningful operational proxies that can support ATM decision making in ATFM or ATC operations, development of methodologies for providing an accurate estimation of CO2 and non-CO2 emissions and noise with minimal input data (e.g., based only on surveillance data combined with flight plan data), etc.
- Explore the concept of “green flag” flights. Making operations greener needs a real boost based on realisable operational frameworks and incentives for the ATM actors. These incentives encompass all phases of flight and start from strategic and pre-tactical phases, where ATM decision-makers have to make informed decisions towards higher environmental sustainability. In ATM process terms, this means an environmentally responsible ATFCM, an E-ATFCM. An enabler of this E-ATFCM framework is to explore new environmental indicators oriented to facilitate decisions to ATM actors. The concept of “green flag” seeks the establishment of a methodology for environmental scoring of flight plans, analysing all aspects derived from the plans that may have an impact on environment. This includes all type of emissions, contrails and noise.
- Automated stepless aircraft high-lift device management. The research activities shall aim at supporting the development of a concept for the stepless management of aircraft high-lift devices with automated support. The objective is to support pilots in managing the energy of the aircraft during the last (e.g., 10,000 ft.) part of the descent phase, in order to reduce fuel consumption and noise perception on the ground.
- Green applications to reduce ATM impact on non-CO2 emissions, noise and air quality. Research aims at developing innovative applications that could contribute to reduce the impact of ATM on non-CO2 emissions, noise and air quality pollutants. The air quality pollutants (nitrogen oxides (NOX), particulate matter (PM), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), sulphur dioxide (SO2), carbon monoxide (CO) and unburnt hydrocarbons (HC) not only concern the airport local area: their potential impact may affect a substantial area around the airport and other ATM stakeholders could collaboratively work with the airport to design, implement and operate solutions to minimise these aviation impacts.
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Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The maximum expected EU contribution per project for each of the topics under Work Area 1 is €1 000 000.
The maximum expected EU contribution per project for each of the topics under Work Area 2 is €2 000 000.
Thematic Categories
- Energy
- Environment and Climate Change
- Other Thematic Category
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Transport
Eligibility for Participation
- Other Beneficiaries
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Beneficiaries will be subject to the following additional dissemination obligations:
- Beneficiaries must make proactive efforts to share, on a royalty-free basis, in a timely manner and as appropriate, all relevant results with the other grants awarded under the same call;
- Beneficiaries must acknowledge these obligations and incorporate them into the proposal, outlining the efforts they will make to meet them, and into Annex I to the grant agreement.
Beneficiaries will be subject to the following additional exploitation obligations:
- beneficiaries must make available for reuse under fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory conditions all relevant results generated, through a well-defined mechanism using a trusted repository;
- if the purpose of the specific identified measures to exploit the results of the action is related to standardisation, beneficiaries must grant a non-exclusive licence to the results royalty-free;
- if working on linked actions, beneficiaries must ensure mutual access to the background to and to the results of ongoing and closed linked actions, should this be necessary to implement tasks under the linked actions or to exploit results generated by the linked actions as defined in the conditions laid down in this biannual work programme and in the call for proposals.
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EU Contact Point
SESAR 3 JU
Email: info-call@sesarju.eu