THE ACHIEVEMENTS

The Propulsion & Onboard Energy Excellence Ecosystem (E² PEE) aims to drive the aerospace industry forward in addressing the energy challenges we face while meeting market needs.

Like other transport sectors, aeronautics and space must decarbonize. The main levers are clearly identified: fleet renewal, development of new technologies, and new energy sources. It is therefore necessary to support the cluster's members in accelerating their development by responding to these decarbonization challenges through innovation.

In terms of new propulsion systems, the ambition is to develop collaborative projects involving our members in order to offer the market economical, even disruptive, propulsion architectures. These innovations must comply with the regulatory constraints that the aerospace industry must specifically meet. The Cluster plays a role in raising awareness of these certification aspects among its design and manufacturing members, particularly with regard to CS23. Working closely with the Innovation department, the Cluster's financial engineering team provides valuable support for the emergence of these innovative projects by soliciting both public institutions (regional, national, European) and private funds.

In parallel with the technological leverage of future propulsion systems, PEE is actively contributing to the introduction of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in the region. 2024 was a successful year for regional SAF production, with Aerospace Valley certifying four projects led by its members, targeting production by 2030. Despite the fragility of the economic models associated with these high CAPEX projects, the project leaders clearly saw the regional advantages in choosing to locate here. The use of biomass, biogenic CO2 capture, and hydrogen production enable the production of synthetic fuels, an essential lever for decarbonizing the sector. Synergies with the agricultural, forestry, and wine-growing sectors must be established in order to achieve the production ambitions for these new fuels, without coming into conflict with other mobility sectors.

Supported by CORAC, the desire to create an aeronautical battery industry is clearly stated. The first applications will target CS23 and then trickle down to commercial aviation (CS25). PEE has a unifying role in helping the various players (manufacturers, end-users, laboratories) to organize themselves around this initiative.

 

LOOKING BACK:

  • PEE's involvement in the ICEO Project (development of the SAF sector in Occitanie) and emergence of projects in the region – 4 projects certified by Aerospace Valley as part of the Carb'Aéro national call for projects.
  • January 31 & February 1, 2024 | Pitches and round tables at the HYVOLUTION trade show – Porte de Versailles –  promoting Aerospace Valley members for their hydrogen projects applied to aeronautics and presenting the Aerospace Valley Cluster's activities at the Clean Hydrogen partnership working day on January 31, 2024. 80+ participants.
  • February 20, 2024 | Webinar presenting the “Carb'Aéro” Call for Projects operated by ADEME. 60 members of the Cluster.
  • June 12, 2024 | CS23 certification training – objective to raise awareness among Aerospace Valley members (equipment manufacturers and aircraft manufacturers) of certification constraints from the design stage of their products. 40 participants.
  • December 3 & 4, 2024 | Green Aero Days in Toulouse alongside AEROMART – Showroom at MEETT – Static exhibition of aircraft directly related to decarbonization at the AEROSCOPIA museum. 200 participants.