HYDEA

HYdrogen DEmonstrator for Aviation

Hydrogen (H₂) is considered the most promising zero-emission technology to reduce aviation’s climate impact by 2035, in line with the European Green Deal and Clean Aviation Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (CA SRIA). In this context, the EU-funded HYDEA project proposes a robust and efficient technology maturation plan to develop an H₂ propulsion system. The project will comprehensively demonstrate the feasibility of hydrogen propulsion on an aircraft engine in a compacted timeframe (2023 – 2026) up to the ground test. HYDEA will address fundamental questions for hydrogen as an aviation fuel, including emission studies and technologies, and pave the way for the development and certification of new products integrating hydrogen technology.

The HYDEA project, which stands for “HYdrogen DEmonstrator for Aviation”, proposes a strong and time-effective technology maturation plan to develop an H₂ propulsion system to secure an entry into service (EIS) of a zero-CO2 low-emission aircraft by 2035, consistently with the expected timeframe of the European Green Deal and CA SRIA objectives. HYDEA will holistically demonstrate the feasibility of hydrogen propulsion on an aircraft engine in a compacted timeframe (2023 – 2026) up to ground test. The project aims to address fundamental questions related to the use of hydrogen as an aviation fuel, also including emission studies and technologies, which will serve as an outlook to future engines. Moreover, HYDEA will pave the way toward the development and certification of new products integrating hydrogen technology. HYDEA results will be core for the ZEROe technology exploration project launched by Airbus in 2020. As the demonstrator may not be fully reflective of a future product, a series of studies and activities will be performed to help understand what the impact of simplifications introduced on the demonstrator could be and how to close the identified gaps with a potential future product, for instance NOx optimisation studies, potential contrail emissions and further optimisation of the integration of all the subsystems with the propulsion system and the aircraft. The revolutionary technologies in scope on the one hand and the need to maintain a clear focus on impact and EIS 2035 on the other call for an early engagement and dialogue with EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) within HYDEA, starting from phase 1. HYDEA’s ambition will greatly benefit from a consortium, which is heterogenous in nature and spaces from large OEMs to SMEs to RTOs to academia. It is also geographically widespread, as it can count on 9 different countries: Italy, France, Germany, Poland, Turkey, Belgium, Ukraine, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

HYDEA

Funding

Horizon Europe

Area

Climate# Energy and Mobility

Duration

1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2026

Budget

€ 116 708 395,25

Our role

Grant Scan & Strategy, Project Management

Partners

32

Countries

9

Coordinator

GE AVIO SRL, Italy

Participants

  • AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS, France
  • SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, France
  • GENERAL ELECTRIC DEUTSCHLAND HOLDING GMBH, Germany
  • GE AEROSPACE POLAND SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA
  • ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA, Poland
  • GE MARMARA TECHNOLOGY CENTER MUHENDISLIK HIZMETLERI
  • LIMITED SIRKETI, Türkiye
  • ILT TECNOLOGIE S.R.L., Italy
  • ERGON RESEARCH SRL, Italy
  • UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE, Italy
  • CONSORZIO PER LO SVILUPPO DELLE AREE GEOTERMICHE, Italy
  • DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT EV, Germany
  • SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS, Belgium
  • PFW AEROSPACE GMBH, Germany
  • JPR, France
  • ESPA, France
  • JEHIER, France
  • NATIONAL AEROSPACE UNIVERSITY KHARKIV AVIATION INSTITUTE NAMED BY N ZUKOVSKIY, Ukraine
  • SAFRAN AEROSYSTEMS, France
  • SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE, France
  • FLUID ACTUATION & CONTROL TOULOUSE, France
  • SOGECLAIR AEROSPACE SAS, France
  • OMB SALERI SPA, Italy
  • SAFRAN FILTRATION SYSTEMS, France
  • SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER, France
  • SAFRAN VENTILATION SYSTEMS, France
  • SENIOR AEROSPACE ERMETO SAS, France
  • CENTRE TECHNIQUE DES INDUSTRIES MECANIQUES, France
  • ARIANEGROUP SAS, France
  • SIEMENS INDUSTRY SOFTWARE SAS, France
  • TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT, Netherlands
  • OFFICE NATIONAL D’ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES, France
  • EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH, Switzerland