EU’s Clean Aviation outlines 2025 focus funding areas
The European Union’s Clean Aviation group has announced the research focus areas to be covered in its upcoming third call for proposals, with a total of €380 million in EU funding to be allocated across various initiatives.
The formal call for proposals, expected in February, is centered around the following areas: aircraft concept integration and impact assessment (€15 million) , ultra-efficient short-medium range aircraft architectures (€205 million), and ultra-efficient regional aircraft architectures (€145 million). Notably, hydrogen-powered aircraft will be addressed in a future fourth call.
Additionally, Clean Aviation is also introducing a new area “to play a crucial role n advancing disruptive technologies,” with ‘fast track areas’ allocated a total funding volume of €15 million. These are “designed to de-risk alternative or complementary technical solutions, enabling a faster implementation process and enlarging the breadth of competencies,” explains Clean Aviation.
The upcoming call for proposals will support aircraft concepts described in the Strategic Research Initiative Agenda, something Rosalinde van der Vlies, European Commission Director of clean planet, directorate-general for research and innovation, previously described as “a compass for both the public and private sector in Europe, guiding the development of future disruptive aircraft technologies”.
Clean Aviation is supported by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe research and innovation funding programme, falling under ‘Pillar 2 Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility’ and building on the previous Clean Sky Joint Undertaking initiative.
