Project description DEENESFRITPL New technology makes net zero-emissions aviation a reality Europe’s aviation sector is flying towards a sustainable, climate-neutral future. Bringing together a group of leading aerospace companies, the EU-funded SWITCH project will develop future airliner propulsion systems. Supported by the EU Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking, it will develop a sustainable gas turbine propulsion system as a response to the challenge of climate-neutral short-medium range air transport. Specifically, its hybrid water enhanced turbofan can improve energy efficiency by 25 % and reduce climate impact by 75 % (using net zero-CO2 sustainable aviation fuel, 50 % with conventional Jet-A kerosene). It is the only concept to significantly reduce all three major warming effects: CO2 through unmatched efficiency, nitrogen oxides through water injection in the combustor, and contrails through particle removal and water recovery. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective SWITCH aims to answer the challenge of climate-neutral short-medium range air transport by developing a revolutionary sustainable gas turbine propulsion system – the hybrid Water-Enhanced Turbofan (hybrid WET). It boosts WET technology with hybridization (Electrical Aircraft Propulsion – EAP) to improve energy efficiency by 25% and reduce climate impact by 75% (using net zero-CO2 sustainable aviation fuel, 50% with conventional Jet-A kerosene) compared to a state-of-the-art engine. It is the only concept to significantly reduce all three major warming effects on our climate: CO2 through unmatched efficiency, NOx through water injection in the combustor, and contrails through particle removal and water recovery. Local air quality and noise levels around airports are improved through electric taxiing. The hybrid WET is fully compatible with drop-in SAF and could also be adapted to burn hydrogen. It addresses all climate-notable market segments: Short-, medium- and long-range.The SWITCH project will meet this challenge with a global consortium, through an unprecedented programmatic effort between airframer, engine and system OEMs, key tier 1 suppliers and leading researchers in combustion and propulsion, leveraging relevant and effective synergies between European and national programs.SWITCH will mature the hybrid WET’s two key innovation concepts by 2025: The WET engine to technology readiness level (TRL) 4 through validation of its key enabling technologies and the EAP system to TRL 5 through flight-ready engine ground demonstration of the full propulsion system.Results from SWITCH will reinforce confidence in the climate reduction potential of the hybrid WET propulsion system and form the technological foundation to achieve TRL 6 by 2030. This will enable the innovation to enter into the market by 2035 on a new short-medium range aircraft to significantly reduce aviation’s climate impact towards the European Green Deal’s goal of climate neutrality by 2050. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsliquid fuelsengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraftengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineeringsocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy Keywords Hybrid WET SMR aircraft Water-Enhanced Turbofan steam injection heat exchanger water recovery Electrified Aircraft Propulsion hybrid-electric parallel hybrid electric power train Programme(s) HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility Main Programme HORIZON.2.5.7 - Clean, Safe and Accessible Transport and Mobility Topic(s) HORIZON-JU-CLEAN-AVIATION-2022-01-SMR-01 - Ultra Efficient Propulsion Systems for Short and Short-Medium Range Aircraft Call for proposal HORIZON-JU-Clean-Aviation-2022-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator MTU AERO ENGINES AG Net EU contribution € 28 614 600,00 Address Dachauer strasse 665 80995 Munchen Germany See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 12 263 400,00 Participants (16) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. MTU AERO ENGINES POLSKA SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Poland Net EU contribution € 523 687,50 Address Ulica tajecina 108 36 002 Jasionka See on map Region Makroregion wschodni Podkarpackie Krośnieński Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 224 437,50 AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS France Net EU contribution € 4 553 295,00 Address Route de bayonne 316 31060 Toulouse See on map Region Occitanie Midi-Pyrénées Haute-Garonne Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 1 951 412,14 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. AIRBUS France Net EU contribution € 37 625,00 Address 2 rond point emile dewoitine 31700 Blagnac See on map Region Occitanie Midi-Pyrénées Haute-Garonne Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 16 125,00 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 345 625,00 Address Kreetslag 10 21129 Hamburg See on map Region Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 148 125,00 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. AIRBUS OPERATIONS SL Spain Net EU contribution € 275 625,00 Address Avenida john lennon s/n 28906 Getafe See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 118 125,00 COLLINS AEROSPACE IRELAND, LIMITED Ireland Net EU contribution € 923 690,25 Address Penrose quay penrose wharf penrose business centre fourth floor T23 Cork See on map Region Ireland Southern South-West Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 395 867,25 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. HS ELEKTRONIK SYSTEME GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 1 996 990,63 Address Anton-jaumann-industriepark 10 86720 Nordlingen See on map Region Bayern Schwaben Donau-Ries Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 855 853,12 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. ADVANCED LABORATORY ON EMBEDDED SYSTEMS SRL Italy Net EU contribution € 100 478,00 Address Piazza dell'indipendenza 23 b/c 00185 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 43 062,00 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. GOODRICH AEROSPACE EUROPE SAS France Net EU contribution € 750 126,13 Address 36 avenue jean monnet 31774 Colomiers See on map Region Occitanie Midi-Pyrénées Haute-Garonne Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 321 482,62 GKN AEROSPACE SWEDEN AB Sweden Net EU contribution € 5 024 436,38 Address - 46181 Trollhaettan See on map Region Södra Sverige Västsverige Västra Götalands län Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 2 153 329,87 FOKKER ELMO BV Netherlands Net EU contribution € 1 132 305,13 Address Aviolandalaan 33 4630 AB Hoogerheide See on map Region Zuid-Nederland Noord-Brabant West-Noord-Brabant Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 485 273,62 PRATT & WHITNEY RZESZOW SPOLKA AKCYJNA Poland Net EU contribution € 950 798,63 Address Ulica hetmanska 120 35 078 Rzeszow See on map Region Makroregion wschodni Podkarpackie Krośnieński Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 407 485,12 ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS Greece Net EU contribution € 545 625,00 Address Kedea building, tritis septemvriou, aristotle university campus 546 36 Thessaloniki See on map Region Βόρεια Ελλάδα Κεντρική Μακεδονία Θεσσαλονίκη Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AB Sweden Net EU contribution € 499 955,50 Address - 412 96 Goteborg See on map Region Södra Sverige Västsverige Västra Götalands län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV Germany Net EU contribution € 1 449 923,50 Address Linder hohe 51147 Koln See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART Germany Net EU contribution € 777 085,00 Address Keplerstrasse 7 70174 Stuttgart See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Partners (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all Pratt & Whitney United States Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address 400 main street 06118 East hartford See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation United States Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address 1 hamilton road 06096 Windsor locks See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 GOODRICH CONTROL SYSTEMS United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address Fore 1 fore business park huskisson way stratford road shirley B90 4SS Solihull See on map Region West Midlands (England) West Midlands Solihull Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 HS MARSTON AEROSPACE LIMITED United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address Wobaston road fordhouses WV10 6QJ Wolverhampton See on map Region West Midlands (England) West Midlands Wolverhampton Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00
