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Demonstration of an integrated hydrogen fuel system for a fully electric hydrogen fuel cell powered aircraft

Funds an innovation project that develops and demonstrates the integrated hydrogen fuel system for a fully electric hydrogen fuel cell aircraft.

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The Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking funds a single Innovation Action under this topic, evaluated using the CA JU's own 'Large Scale Projects (IA Actions)' template rather than a generic Horizon Europe evaluation form. The EUR 329.5 million budget figure shown on this topic's page is the whole Clean Aviation call's shared envelope across 14 topics, not money set aside for this topic alone; this to…

This call funds the plumbing that moves hydrogen around a fully electric fuel cell aircraft, from the tank's pressure management through to the parts that distribute and condition the fuel. Proposals should get the key distribution and conditioning components working at Technology Readiness Level 5, then prove the whole delivery system on the ground at Technology Readiness Level 4.

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Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€329.5M

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