Innovation takes off n° 26 November 2018 Clean Sky 2 innovative results on track www.cleansky.eu The RACER Contents demonstrator, led by Airbus Editorial 3 Helicopters, has recently passed The importance of delivering for a stronger Clean Sky 3 4 a milestone Europe’s Technological Achievements for a Sustainable Future with parts of Aviation across the Romanian Presidency of the EU Council 5 starting to be Horizon Europe - Aeronautics Research remains essential for 6 manufactured. the Competitiveness of the European Aviation Industry Learn more on ONERA: A major contributor to four Clean Sky 2 strategic platform 7 page 8 demonstrators Key Clean Sky 2 achievements to date 8 Zoom in on some new Clean Sky 2 results 10 Get involved: 9th Call for Proposals is open 14 Clean Sky at Farnborough International Airshow 2018 15 Announcements 16 Cover The importance Key Clean Sky 2 of delivering for a achievements to date stronger Clean Sky 3 4 8 Horizon Europe - Clean Sky at Aeronautics Research Farnborough remains essential for International the Competitiveness Airshow 2018 of the European Aviation Industry 6 15 2 Skyline 26 | November 2018 EDITORIAL Tiit Jürimäe Interim Executive Director, Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking ince our last issue of Skyline, hundreds of more innovative aeronautical technologies across the European aeronautics sector will Svisitors approached us at the Farnborough beneficial to the environment, including for come together to discuss the importance International Airshow in July to discover some CO2 and noise reduction. In the meantime, of sustainable and performance-based of Clean Sky 2’s first results. The joint Clean Sky/ take a look in this issue at the overview of aviation as well as the digitalisation of the European Commission stand included models some of the first Clean Sky 2 innovative aeronautics industry. of innovative hardware developed through results achieved. the programme so far such as Leonardo’s Tilt In addition, Clean Sky will be an active partic- Rotor, the TU Delft NOVAIR aircraft and Airbus I also invite you to read the articles in this issue ipant in Aerodays, which will take place in Helicopter’s RACER demonstrator (shown on on the future of research and innovation in EU Bucharest on 27-30 May 2019. The theme our cover page), which passed a milestone in aeronautics. Clean Sky has received a great of the event is Europe’s Technological October this year. After the preliminary design deal of support from the European Parliament, Achievements for a Sustainable Future of was unveiled in 2017, RACER has advanced the European Commission and several other Aviation. Learn more on page 5 of this issue. to the next phase of development with the public and private institutions. I would like manufacturing of parts by a large number of to highlight contributors to this issue such To conclude, I would like to invite you to take European partners. as MEP Hohlmeier, Chair of Sky and Space note of our upcoming event on 9-10 April Intergroup at the European Parliament, and 2019 ‘Clean Sky Private-Public Partnership - With these accomplishments, Clean Sky 2 French research organisation ONERA, as well aeronautics research at its best: What next in has a keen eye on the future. After hosting as the German Federal Ministry for Economic Horizon Europe?’ Join us for two days of discus- several Info Days across Europe, we launched Affairs and Energy. We hope that our European sions on the achievements of Clean Sky to our 9th Call for Proposals in November. Clean partnership will continue to grow as the date and the broader aeronautics research Sky has a successful record of collaboration cooperation of different actors, both public landscape, as well as the future of the Clean with the aeronautics industry, SMEs, research and private, is needed to ensure our common Sky programme in Horizon Europe. Stay tuned centres and universities, with now more goals for sustainable aviation are achieved. on www.cleansky.eu and our social media than 1 200 participations to date, and we channels for more on this event and other are eager to add to this number and further Do not miss the 4th EU aeronautics Clean Sky 2 news. expand our community! We look forward to conference at the European Parliament on working with our future partners to develop 5 December. A wide range of speakers from Skyline 26 | November 2018 3 THE IMPORTANCE OF DELIVERING FOR A STRONGER CLEAN SKY 3 Monika Hohlmeier Member of the European Parliament he Clean Sky Joint Undertaking is CO2 emissions resulting from air traffic are the EU to support industrial leadership in the Tthe success story of a public-private estimated to quadruple by 2050 compared sector and deliver a cleaner European sky. partnership between the European Union to 2010. It is a key challenge to give an Combined with the long-term commitment and the European aeronautics industry. Clean answer on the growing public demand and by its partners to the Research & Innovation Sky together with SESAR have proven to be to decrease the emissions and immissions. roadmap, which shall serve as a reference vital European programmes, which boost Sustainable and noiseless transportation agenda of aviation Research & Innovation accelerations of breakthrough research and with environmentally friendly aircrafts and throughout Europe, this will guarantee innovation towards the market launch of new technologies requires drastically cut emissions continued leadership in the global civil products. Their contribution to strengthening and decreased noise pollution. Clean Sky is aviation market. European leadership of aircraft manufacturing already significantly contributing to the is remarkable in terms of ambition and novel reduction of the environmental footprint of Additionally, the focus on synergies will technologies. Ahead of the Aeronautics air traffic, delivering constantly to achieve the be crucial under Horizon Europe and the Conference on the 5th of December in the Paris Agreement COP21 goals. next MFF. In order to progress, the Joint European Parliament, it is time to reflect on Undertaking requires a clear mandate to our expectations towards the next Multiannual Clean Sky was set up from 2008 – 2014 proceed in that direction and to pursue greater Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027, the with a budget of €1.6 billion as the largest synergies with the European structural and contributions of Clean Sky to Europe´s aeronautics research programme in Europe investment funds (ESIF) and other European economic competitiveness, and its role in the so far, providing, for example, improvements in and national programmes. The next period ecologic improvements regarding the Paris weight reduction, fan blade efficiency, better is an opportunity for Clean Sky 3 to take on COP21 goals. flow control, reduced fuel consumption, a strategic role as a coordinator between reduced emissions and noise pollution. The European Research & Innovation investments Aviation is one of the key industrial sectors current budget of Clean Sky 2 from 2014 and domestic programmes as well as Smart of Europe. With €160 billion of revenue, over to 2020 amounts to €4 billion with the EU Specialisation Strategies. 550,000 direct employees and more than 1.5 contributing a share of €1.8 billion from million indirectly supported jobs, the European the Horizon 2020 programme budget and In view of the upcoming European Parliament aeronautics industry is one of the main pillars €2.2 billion financed by the industry. elections in May 2019, it is necessary to of European competitiveness. The sector is Evaluating the importance of this sector for establish without delay a clear funding expected to see a large increase in passenger Europe and the global challenges it is facing, strategy for Clean Sky 3, which stresses numbers, as we can foresee a duplication of we see a clear need for a European level of that an operational programme is in place passenger volume until 2035. However, there intervention and would welcome a healthy and ready to deliver by the end of 2020. is no time to rest as international competition increase of the budget in the next MFF. As the Both the European Commission and the from established competitors like the US industry is experiencing rapid changes, while European Parliament have a duty to agree and Canada and upcoming challengers developing investment-heavy technologies, on the roadmap and financial framework from China, India and other third states are the current budgetary policies are at its limit. for the Joint Undertaking to guarantee a becoming more numerous and fiercer in successful continuation of this European their approach. Changes resulting from The demand for Clean Sky 3 and SESAR is accomplishment. We need to fly high to digitalisation, a shift towards electrification/ continuously rising and we are working on contribute towards greener aviation, while hybridisation and a transformation into Factory an increase of the budget of up to €2 billion boosting competiveness and the economic 4.0 require creative solutions. from the current funding level on the side of success of the aviation sector. 4 Skyline 26 | November 2018 EUROPE’S TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENTS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE OF AVIATION ACROSS THE ROMANIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE EU COUNCIL Claudia Dobre Head of International Cooperation Unit in the National Institute for Aerospace Research ”Elie Carafoli”, INCAS Bucharest 019 will be a year of great importance air transport across the European Union. The first event under the TandemAEROdays19.20 2for the evolution of the research and Almost three decades after the launch of concept will take place in Bucharest on 27–30 innovation policy in Europe. It is the year when this event, its 8th edition features a new and May 2019, during Romania’s mandate at the the new European framework programme – collaborative approach with two integrated rotating Presidency of the Council of the Horizon Europe (HE) – is expected to appear in events organised in Romania in May 2019 and European Union.