Ground Demonstration of Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Architectures for the Ultra-efficient SMR aircraft
Funds an innovation project that ground-demonstrates hybrid-electric propulsion architectures for an ultra-efficient SMR aircraft.
At EUR 60,000,000, this is the single largest of eighteen topics filed under the same Clean Aviation call, HORIZON-JU-Clean-Aviation-2026-01, which otherwise range down to a EUR 500,000 Coordination and Support Action; CA JU evaluates it against its own 'Large Scale Projects' evaluation template rather than a standard Innovation Action form. A complete submission needs two separate mandatory finan…
This call funds ground demonstration of hybrid-electric propulsion architectures — sub-systems integrated into ducted or unducted engines — for the ultra-efficient short-to-medium-range (SMR) aircraft. Proposals should reach Technology Readiness Level 5 and target at least a 5% cut in aircraft-level CO2 emissions, with a roadmap to Technology Readiness Level 6 by 2030 supporting a product launch compatible with entry into service by 2035.
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