European aviation research and industry initiate IMOTHEP, an ambitious technological program on Hybrid Electric Propulsion
Chair of the IATA Board Governor, Mehmet T. Nane: " All our efforts are also strategized in tandem with our Sustainability (ESG) perspective"
Travel Experience Elevated to New Heights with Emirates
Airbus Connected Experience Goes from Concept Phase to Reality
The European Business Aviation community calls on policy-makers and regulators in the EU Institutions, Member States, Switzerland and the United Kingdom to protect the continuity and survival of the Business Aviation sector in the face of the COVID-19
“Gulfstream Aircraft 2020”
Keyvan Aviation Group receives Type 1 DAT Provider Certificate, Becoming 4th Aeronautical & Navigation Data Provider in the World



European aviation research and industry initiate IMOTHEP, an ambitious technological program on Hybrid Electric Propulsion

January 30, 2020
European aviation research and industry initiate IMOTHEP, an ambitious technological program on Hybrid Electric Propulsion

Bauhaus Luftfahrt e. V. with its aviation research and industry partners officially launched the IMOTHEP project, an ambitious research initiative on hybrid electric propulsion funded by the European Commission under Horizon 2020. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is key for aviation to pursue its development in the service of society and people mobility. This calls for ambitious research and disruptive solutions well beyond the continuous improvement of current aircraft technologies. Under the leadership of ONERA, the French aerospace research lab, a consortium of thirty- three key aviation industry and research stakeholders is engaging in an ambitious research project on hybrid electric propulsion for commercial aviation, a technology that opens a new design space for aircraft and may provide

a revolutionary step in improving their efficiency.

IMOTHEP (“Investigation and Maturation of Technologies for Hybrid Electric Propulsion”), a 4- year Research and Innovation Action receives a 10.4 M€ grant from the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 framework program. IMOTHEP will perform an in-depth investigation of electric technologies for hybrid electric aircraft in close connexion with advanced aircraft configurations design and innovative propulsion architectures taking advantages of synergies between propulsion and airframe. Analysing potential technologies and technical issues at the relevant scale is fundamental for hybrid electric propulsion and addressing the challenge of climate change requires exploring the technology for commercial aircraft that represents the bulk of current airlines’ fleets and aviation’s emissions. This is the central focus of IMOTHEP. The ultimate goal of the project is to achieve a key step in assessing the potential of hybrid electric propulsion for reducing the emissions of commercial aviation and eventually to build the technology roadmap for its development. The IMOTHEP consortium gathers the major European aircraft manufacturers (Airbus and Leonardo), leading engines manufacturers (Safran, GE Avio, MTU, ITP, and GKN), European aeronautic research organisations from EREA (ONERA, CIRA, DLR, AIT, ILOT, INCAS and NLR), higher education organisations (Université de Lorraine, ISAE/Sup’Aéro, Strathclyde University, TU Braunschweig, Politecnico di Bari, Chalmers University, and University of Nottingham), a think tank (Bauhaus Luftfahrt), an intergovernmental organisation (Eurocontrol), and a consulting company in innovation management (L’Up). IMOTHEP receives support also from EASA as third party.

In addition, IMOTHEP develops international cooperation with Russia, with the involvement of five leading research organisations (CIAM, GosNIIAS, MAI, NRC, TsAGI), as well as with Canada (NRC-CNRC).


Hanoi: The Heartbeat of Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City: A City That Never Stands Still
Hue: Vietnam’s City of History, Culture, and Flavor
Da Nang: Vietnam’s Coastal Gem
Copyrights © 2019 All Rights Reserved by Aviation Turkey.