Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (hereinafter “EuroHPC JU”), will contribute to the ambition of value creation in the Union with the overall mission to develop, deploy, extend and maintain in the Union an integrated world class supercomputing and quantum computing infrastructure and to develop and support a highly competitive and innovative High Performance Computing (HPC) ecosystem, extreme scale, power-efficient and highly resilient HPC and data technologies.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
This topic is intended to deliver a novel framework for certification enabling the compliance of innovative and disruptive technologies, systems and architectures with certification requirements and a safe integration of these new sustainable concepts, and compatible with the HER and SR/SMR aircraft concepts and systems selected at the end of phase 1. The project should be built on two main streams of activities (closely connected with all the projects of the three main thrusts) focusing on process and methods development and means of compliance set up and optimisation.
Detailed Call Description
While hybrid/electric energy architectures are considered to pave the way towards climateneutral regional aircraft (with a capacity of up to 100 seats), SR/SMR aircraft (with a capacity of up to 250 seats) are expected to rely on ultra-efficient aircraft designs and ultra-efficient thermal energybased propulsion technologies using sustainable drop-in and non-drop-in fuels.
A number of top level goals will be the basis for performance targets, in particular:
- A certification methodology at a maturity level deemed sufficient to support the down selection of system/subsystem and aircraft concepts proposed at the end of phase 1.
- A substantial step in overall certification approach towards demonstrating a Time To Market Reduction (TTMR) of 30%167 and a cost reduction of certification compliance demonstration of 30%168 in 2030, compatible with TRL6 at aircraft level before the end of the Clean Aviation programme and compatible with an EIS by 2035.
- It is implicit that targets must be compatible with safety as overarching requirement
The performance targets, including key performance indicators (KPIs), shall be defined by the applicant and calibrated with the objective of meeting or exceeding the project goals at completion, allowing efficient progress monitoring and providing a sound basis for the subsequent work in view of best contributing to the achievement of overall high-level goals:
- it is strongly recommended that the definition of targets be guided by principles such as those of S.M.A.R.T.169 objectives;
- these performance targets shall be established, developed and actual corresponding quantified values shall be specified by the applicant consistently with all constraints pertaining to the design of HER and SR/SMR aircraft;
- the applicant shall provide the assumptions and the rationale underlying those target definitions and values;
- the applicant shall also explain how the project is developing solutions compliant with them, including effective means of monitoring progress and optimizing the work statements.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
70%
EU contribution of €18 million
Thematic Categories
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Given the illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the involvement of Belarus, legal entities established in Russia, Belarus or in any occupied territory of Ukraine are not eligible to participate in any capacity.
Exceptions may be granted on a case-by-case basis for justified reasons, such as for humanitarian purposes, civil society support or people-to-people contacts.
The Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking expects proposals to be submitted by consortia that include aircraft manufacturers and engine system integrators and their supply chain with a proven track record in developing and delivering globally competitive aircraft and propulsion systems, as well as key contributors from the domain of academic/scientific research and technology development.
The consortium should include newcomers to the field of aeronautics and in particular SMEs, start-ups and/or knowledge centres that can bring disruptive innovation to the project as proposed.