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02-10-09, 22:11
What is the Clean Sky JTI?
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The Clean Sky JTI will be one of the largest European research projects ever, with a budget estimated at €1.6 billion, equally shared between the European Commission and industry, over the period 2008 - 2013. This public-private partnership will speed up technological breakthrough developments and shorten the time to market for new solutions tested on Full Scale Demonstrators.
Clean Sky will encourage the participation of SMEs to ensure their full involvement in the programme, therefore offering opportunities to the entire aeronautic supply chain from all EU Member States and Associated countries.
Clean Sky and the EU economy
Air transport is an important sector in the EU economy. Studies show that industry accounts forapproximately 2.5% of GDP, creates (directly and indirectly) over 3 million jobs, and contributes in excess of €30Bn to a positive trade balance for Europe.
Moreover, the indirect economic and social impact of the sector is even greater and more widespread. Bases on projected growth, over the next twenty years, air transport could contribute an additional 1.8% of GDP to the EU (equivalent to €200Bn per year).
The Stern review recently published in the UK (www.htm-treasury.gov.uk/independant_reviews) has shown that the economic cost of inaction on the environment could be a reduction of global GDP by 20%. The report highlighted the need to support the development of a range of low carbon emission and high efficiency technologies on an urgent timescale.
Clean Sky and the environment
Speeding up new, greener design is essential to protect our environment. It should be kept in mind that aircraft have a 30-year service life, and that new aviation design takes more than a decade to develop. The accelerated research process that Clean Sky offers represents an unprecedented opportunity for rapid progress in the introduction of green technology into aviation.
Clean Sky will demonstrate and validate the technology breakthroughs that are necessary to make major steps towards the environmental goals sets by ACARE - Advisory Concil for Aeronautics Research in Europe - the European Technology Platform for Aeronautics & Air Transport and to be reached in 2020:
50% reduction of CO2 emissions through drastic reduction of fuel consumption
80% reduction of NOx (nitrogen oxide) emissions
50% reduction of external noise
A green product life cycle: design, manufacturing, maintenance and disposal / recycling
SMART Fixed Wing Aircraft will deliver active wing technologies and new aircraft configuration for breakthrough, news products.
Green Regional Aircraft will deliver low-weight aircraft using smart strutures, as well as low external noise configurations and the integration of technology developed in other ITDs, such as engines, energy management and new system architectures.
Green Rotorcraft will deliver innovative rotor blades and engine installation for noise reduction, lower airframe drag, integration of diesel engine technology and advanced electrical systems for elimination of noxious hydraulic fluids and fuel consumption reduction.
Sustainable and Green Engines will design and build five engine demonstrators to integrate technologies for low noise and lightweight low pressure systems, high efficiency, low NOx and low weight cores and novel configurations such as open rotors and intercoolers.
Systems for Green Operations will focus on all-electrical aircraft equipment and systems architectures, thermal management, capabilities for "green" trajectories and mission and improved ground operations to give any aircraft the capability to fully exploit the benefits of Single European Sky.
Eco-Design will focus on green design and production, withdrawal, and recycling of aircraft, by optimal use of raw materials and energies thus improving the environmental impact of the whole products life cycle and accelerating compliance with the REACH directive.
(http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/reach/reach_intro.htm)
A simulation network called the Technology Evaluator will assess the performance of the technologies thus developed.
http://www.cleansky.eu/index.php?arbo_id=35
http://www.cleansky.eu/dewg/backoffice/rte/images/cleansky/technology.jpg
The Clean Sky JTI will be one of the largest European research projects ever, with a budget estimated at €1.6 billion, equally shared between the European Commission and industry, over the period 2008 - 2013. This public-private partnership will speed up technological breakthrough developments and shorten the time to market for new solutions tested on Full Scale Demonstrators.
Clean Sky will encourage the participation of SMEs to ensure their full involvement in the programme, therefore offering opportunities to the entire aeronautic supply chain from all EU Member States and Associated countries.
Clean Sky and the EU economy
Air transport is an important sector in the EU economy. Studies show that industry accounts forapproximately 2.5% of GDP, creates (directly and indirectly) over 3 million jobs, and contributes in excess of €30Bn to a positive trade balance for Europe.
Moreover, the indirect economic and social impact of the sector is even greater and more widespread. Bases on projected growth, over the next twenty years, air transport could contribute an additional 1.8% of GDP to the EU (equivalent to €200Bn per year).
The Stern review recently published in the UK (www.htm-treasury.gov.uk/independant_reviews) has shown that the economic cost of inaction on the environment could be a reduction of global GDP by 20%. The report highlighted the need to support the development of a range of low carbon emission and high efficiency technologies on an urgent timescale.
Clean Sky and the environment
Speeding up new, greener design is essential to protect our environment. It should be kept in mind that aircraft have a 30-year service life, and that new aviation design takes more than a decade to develop. The accelerated research process that Clean Sky offers represents an unprecedented opportunity for rapid progress in the introduction of green technology into aviation.
Clean Sky will demonstrate and validate the technology breakthroughs that are necessary to make major steps towards the environmental goals sets by ACARE - Advisory Concil for Aeronautics Research in Europe - the European Technology Platform for Aeronautics & Air Transport and to be reached in 2020:
50% reduction of CO2 emissions through drastic reduction of fuel consumption
80% reduction of NOx (nitrogen oxide) emissions
50% reduction of external noise
A green product life cycle: design, manufacturing, maintenance and disposal / recycling
SMART Fixed Wing Aircraft will deliver active wing technologies and new aircraft configuration for breakthrough, news products.
Green Regional Aircraft will deliver low-weight aircraft using smart strutures, as well as low external noise configurations and the integration of technology developed in other ITDs, such as engines, energy management and new system architectures.
Green Rotorcraft will deliver innovative rotor blades and engine installation for noise reduction, lower airframe drag, integration of diesel engine technology and advanced electrical systems for elimination of noxious hydraulic fluids and fuel consumption reduction.
Sustainable and Green Engines will design and build five engine demonstrators to integrate technologies for low noise and lightweight low pressure systems, high efficiency, low NOx and low weight cores and novel configurations such as open rotors and intercoolers.
Systems for Green Operations will focus on all-electrical aircraft equipment and systems architectures, thermal management, capabilities for "green" trajectories and mission and improved ground operations to give any aircraft the capability to fully exploit the benefits of Single European Sky.
Eco-Design will focus on green design and production, withdrawal, and recycling of aircraft, by optimal use of raw materials and energies thus improving the environmental impact of the whole products life cycle and accelerating compliance with the REACH directive.
(http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/reach/reach_intro.htm)
A simulation network called the Technology Evaluator will assess the performance of the technologies thus developed.
http://www.cleansky.eu/index.php?arbo_id=35