CINEA has signed grant agreements worth €437 million under Horizon Europe Transport with 79 projects selected for funding with themes related to cross-sectoral solutions for climate transition (HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01), and clean and competitive solutions for all modes of transport (HORIZON-CL5- 2021-D5-01), and services for safe, flexible and intelligent mobility for passengers and goods (HORIZON-CL5-2021-D6-01).
Examples of funded projects
Helena – solid halide batteries for electric cars and aircraft
HELENA responds to the need to develop safe, highly energy efficient and energy dense solid-state battery cells (4b generation batteries) based on a high-capacity Ni-rich cathode, a high-energy Li metal anode and a super-ionic solid halide electrolyte for Li-ion applications. In electric cars and airplanes. Helena will support Europe’s transition towards a climate-neutral continent, while avoiding dependence on battery production from Asia.
HELENA was built by a multidisciplinary and highly experienced research consortium covering the entire battery value chain and proposes a halide-based solid-state cell technology that aims to significantly increase the adoption of these batteries in electric vehicles and aircraft. The technical challenges presented by current conventional battery technology will be overcome by reducing battery costs, enabling scalable and safe cell manufacturing, increasing their ability to travel long distances and fast charging, and ensuring high battery safety.
EU contribution: €8,37 million Total cost: €8,37 million Topic: HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-03 – Advanced high-performance generation 4a and 4b (solid-state) Li-ion batteries supporting electric mobility and applications Other Duration: 48 months Partner Countries: ES, AT, FR, BE, NL, DE, SI, IT
NextETRUCK
The overall goal of the NexETRUCK project is to play an important role in the decarbonization of vehicle fleets by demonstrating next-generation e-mobility concepts consisting of comprehensive, innovative, affordable, competitive and synergistic zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and ecosystems for tomorrow’s modes. Freight Transport (MFH).
NexETRUCK aims to achieve a significant leap in knowledge at the component, vehicle, fleet, infrastructure and ecosystem levels, through innovations in electronic powertrain components and architecture, intelligent charging infrastructure, optimized cabin thermal design management, and fleet management systems using the Internet of Things and digital tools. .
NextETRUCK’s main goals include a 10% increase in energy efficiency compared to existing standard electric vehicles of the same size, an efficient fast charging concept and infrastructure and business model development to increase end-user acceptance and enhance market uptake. The results will be demonstrated in three different unique real-world cases where the concept will be validated for a range of at least 200 km of daily operation over a period of at least 6 months.
EU contribution: €11,4 million Total cost: €14,7 million Topic: HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01 “Nextgen vehicles: innovative structures for zero-emission battery electric vehicles for regional medium freight transport” Duration: 42 Monthly Partners: Netherlands (2), Belgium (3), Germany (3), Spain (5), Greece, Austria (2), Turkey, United Kingdom (2).
AeroSolfd – Fast track to cleaner, healthier urban aerosols with market-ready solutions for exhaust pipe retrofit filtration devices, brake systems and indoor environments
The AeroSolfd project will provide affordable, adaptable and environmentally friendly retrofit solutions to reduce tailpipe and brake emissions and pollution in (semi-)enclosed environments. This will allow a rapid transition towards cleaner mobility and a healthier environment.
Toxic particles from exhaust pipes, brakes, tires and railway wheels – especially in semi-open and closed environments such as bus stations, tunnels, train and metro stations – contribute to poor local air, soil and water quality, severely affecting human health. . To reduce these harmful effects, retrofit solutions to reduce tailpipe emissions and brake wear must be urgently developed and brought to market by 2025.
AeroSolfd is an innovative, fast-track procedure created to address these challenges. A consortium – consisting of major industrial players, renowned scientific institutes and lighthouse pilot sites from 8 European countries – has joined forces to achieve rapid deployment of three low-cost retrofit solutions so that by 2025 people in Europe and beyond can actually benefit from cleaner means of mobility and a healthier environment.
During the three-year innovation project, the effectiveness of AeroSolfd solutions will be demonstrated in the field and during real driving conditions at lighthouse display sites across Europe: Valladolid (Spain), Sofia (Bulgaria), Ancona and Fermo (Italy), Lisbon (Portugal). , Rovaniemi (Finland), Haifa (Israel), and Biel (Switzerland).
EU contribution: EUR 5,00 million Total cost: EUR 8,22 million Topic: HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01 Duration: 36 months Partner countries: GE, ES, DK, NL, BG, PT, IT, CH
HYPOBATT – High-energy ship battery charging system
The HYPOBATT project will provide a modular, fast and easy multi-megawatt recharging system that adapts to the required grid constraints (frequency levels/input voltages and grid codes) and battery degradation constraints. Furthermore, the project will develop new business models for electric ships and their port operations in close collaboration with land-side stakeholders and engage shipbuilders, ports, shippers and telecommunications providers taking into account future port and energy infrastructure. The impact of the solution will be evaluated from social, environmental and commercial aspects throughout the life of the project.
In addition, HYPOBATT will analyze the market assessment and feasibility for wider deployment of high-power electric fast charging for ships in other ports and will introduce new business models taking into account high availability, low maintenance and quick turnaround which increases Europe’s technological leadership in rapid growth. Battery charging systems in a wide range of ship types.
EU contribution: €6.6 million Total cost: €9.3 million Topic: HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01 Duration: 42 months Partner countries: ES, NL, IT, BE, FR, TR, DE, PL, EL
Helenus – a high-efficiency, low-emission solid oxide marine fuel cell
HELENUS will demonstrate a 500 kW solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) module that is spatially, electrically and thermally integrated within a cruise ship. Furthermore, the project will demonstrate the potential to expand installed SOFC capacity up to 20 MW for large cruise ship applications, in terms of spatial integration in ship design, improved efficiency, emissions reductions, system reliability, and redundancy requirements. System efficiency and emission improvements through the implementation of HCFCs on a wide range of marine applications such as dredging and offshore vessels, will be demonstrated through system sizing evaluation, transient optimization, and experimental validation.
The project will create a technological and regulatory roadmap towards increasing the use of renewable fuels with CFCs in marine applications. This includes demonstrating the fuel flexibility of the developed SOFC module through technical evaluation and experimental validation, with renewable marine fuels (e.g. ammonia, methanol, ammonia, renewable diesel or hydrogen).
EU contribution: €14.8 million Total cost: €15,670,245 million Subject: HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01 Duration: 60 months Partner countries: Germany, Norway, Netherlands, France, Tangier
NH3CRAFT – Safe and efficient storage of ammonia inside ships
The NH3CRAFT project will develop the next generation of sustainable, commercially attractive and safe technology for storing and transporting large quantities of ammonia as fuel on board ships. Both hydrogen and ammonia provide carbon-free charging when used as engine fuel. Storing hydrogen as a liquid on board a ship requires high pressure and very low temperature (about -260°C at atmospheric pressure). In contrast, ammonia comes with a number of advantages. Ammonia needs less space for the same energy content and current market prices are more competitive, it can be easily stored in liquid form (-33°C at atmospheric pressure) and from an industry point of view, ammonia is more mature for marine use. fuel.
The project will focus on the design and demonstration of an ammonia storage system on a case vessel, including five (5) case vessels for desk study and extension study.
This process will be achieved by developing a new design methodology that provides the possibility of storing 1,000 cubic meters of ammonia (NH3) in liquid form at a pressure of 10 bar and displaying it on a 31,000-ton multi-purpose vessel. In addition, to ensure wider applicability and improve the developed methodology, five (5) different ship types and corresponding fuel storage tank concepts will be studied and documented.
EU contribution: €8.5 million Total cost: €12.8 million Subject: HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01 Duration: 36 months Partner countries: EL, IT, DE, CY, NL
BeCoM is better for mitigating the effects of waste
The BeCoM project aims to improve understanding and mitigate the climate impact of non-CO2 aviation emissions. The project will deal with jets at different levels (observations and measurements, modeling and forecasts using advanced numerical methods and artificial intelligence, air traffic management and optimized trajectories, as well as policy aspects relevant to market-based measures).
The BeCoM project will significantly reduce or eliminate global average radiative forcing, and thus a significant reduction in aviation’s share of global warming can be achieved in a much shorter time horizon. This is facilitated by confident prediction of persistent jets, low weather-dependent individual radiative forcings, and successful avoidance of very hot jets through trajectory optimization.
The project will develop new artificial intelligence algorithms to complete the ingestion and validation process. BeCoM will predict the exact location and time of continuous jet formation and formulate recommendations on how to implement strategies to enable air traffic management to reduce aviation’s climate impact.
The BeCoM consortium, which consists of one university, three research institutes, two companies and one international association, draws on its knowledge and experience covering a wide range from atmospheric science, climate research and artificial intelligence capabilities to aviation operations research and policy development.
EU contribution: €4.5 million Total cost: €4.5 million Topic: HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01 Duration: 48 months Partner countries: Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium
Matisse – multi-functional structures with semi-rigid lithium-ion battery cells and sensors for the next generation of climate-neutral aircraft
The MATISSE project will provide improved aircraft technologies in the field of multifunctional structures capable of storing electrical energy for hybrid electric aircraft applications. This consists of integrating lithium-ion cells into aviation composite structures, sharing the load function with the structure and realizing an aircraft structural element capable of functioning as a battery module.
The MATISSE project will also include aspects of aviation certification, life cycle sustainability and virtual scaling, paving the way towards the application of structural batteries as a key performance-enhancing enabling technology for next generation passenger and regional hybrid electric aircraft applications.
The MATISSE project will present a multi-functional demonstration model capable of power delivery, energy management and safety monitoring and will also include aspects related to aviation certification, life cycle sustainability and virtual expansion, paving the way towards the application of structural batteries as a performance enhancer, which is the key to enabling the technology for the next generation of passenger and hybrid electric aircraft applications. Regional.
EU contribution: €3.5 million Total cost: €3.5 million Topic: HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01 Duration: 36 months Partner countries: AT, FR, IT, SI, DE, IL
