Clean Sky – Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft creates "green" technologies for aviation

With a budget of 1.6 billion euros, the project is one of the largest combined research programmes in Europe. In six research areas technologies will be developed, with the technological target of realizing an integrated technology demonstrator (ITD).

At the Aerospace Testing Expo 2008, from 15 to 17 of April in Munich, Fraunhofer researchers will inform the public for the first time about the project (Hall A1, Booth D185).

A European research consortium of 86 industrial and research partners from 16 nations has set itself the target in the Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) “Clean Sky” to reduce the pollution caused by growing air traffic to a minimum or to keep it within acceptable limits. The research and development work over the next seven years will contribute to reducing the CO2 emissions by 50 percent, the NOx emissions by 80 percent and to halve the noise pollution.

Furthermore, the researchers will develop environmentally-friendly methods, processes, procedures and materials for the design, manufacturing, operation and recycling of aircraft. Alongside leading aviation companies, such as Airbus, Alenia, Dassault Aviation, EADS-CASA, Eurocopter, Liebherr-Aerospace, Safran, Agusta Westland, Thales, Saab AB and Rolls Royce, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has a seat on the Governing Board of the programme.

Contact:
Dr. Ursula Eul, Cell during fair: +49 172 618 423 9, Telephone: +49 6151 705-262
Telefax: +49 6151 705-214, cleanskypress@lbf.fraunhofer.de