Sep 25, 2020
Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology held successful industry project workshop on hydrogen-based hybrid electric drive systems for civil aviation - potentials for the economy in Saxony
Aviation is facing the major challenge of minimizing the impact of air traffic on people and the environment and making an appropriate contribution to achieving the goals of the Paris Climate Protection Agreement. Already at the 1st National Aviation Conference in Leipzig on August 21, 2019, representatives of the German aviation industry and politicians spoke out in favor of better climate protection and formulated corresponding goals in the position paper "Leipzig Statement for the Future of Aviation". In this way, German aviation is to become more environmentally friendly and sustainable in the future, while remaining internationally competitive and offering secure jobs.
In mid-September 2020, the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK) of TU Dresden, together with Rolls-Royce Deutschland (RRD) and the The Saxony Economic Development Corporation (WFS – Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen GmbH), organized a project workshop on the topic of hydrogen-based hybrid electric propulsion systems for civil aviation - potentials for the economy in Saxony to focus on the design of initiatives for hybrid electric flying. The TU Dresden and Rolls-Royce Deutschland have already enjoyed a long and successful cooperation - the TU Dresden is home to one of the world's 29 Rolls-Royce University Technology Centers (UTC) with a focus on lightweight materials and structures and robust design.
The aim of the workshop was to identify players in Saxony and Brandenburg who are involved as partners in corresponding research projects or who could be considered as suppliers in the field of hybrid electric drive systems. For this purpose, research and development topics that go beyond the current and planned activities in Brandenburg and Saxony were discussed in a video conference. The focus is on technologies for hydrogen-based hybrid electric drive systems for aviation.
In view of the above-mentioned challenges and in the course of the structural change in the coal-mining region of Lusatia, an initiative for the development and implementation of hybrid electric drive systems in Brandenburg had already been launched, with the engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce Deutschland (RRD) playing a major role in this initiative. The industry workshop will extend this initiative to Saxony, thus laying a major foundation stone for establishing eastern Germany as a leading, future-proof aviation location in the field of flying with sustainable propulsion systems.
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