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nOVel low-prEssure cRyogenic Liquid hydrogEn storAge For aviation.

PROJECTS
Funding
European
European Union
Duration
-
Status
Ongoing
Geo-spatial type
Other
Total project cost
€5 951 731
EU Contribution
€5 951 729
Project Acronym
OVERLEAF
STRIA Roadmaps
Low-emission alternative energy for transport (ALT)
Transport mode
Airborne icon
Transport policies
Environmental/Emissions aspects
Transport sectors
Passenger transport

Overview

Call for proposal
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01-05
Link to CORDIS
Objectives

In order to meet the objectives of the European Green Deal by 2050 in the aviation sector, the transition towards H2-powered aviation is the solution with the most potential. Although hydrogen-powered aircrafts exist, the current cost of storing and using H2 as a fuel in prolonged flights make their democratization impossible. The main blocking point is the absence of viable storage systems of H2 in aircrafts considering the strict limitations in terms of weight, volume, and cost-efficiency. A sensitivity analysis shows how the economics depend on the tank’s gravimetric index (GI). Today’s technology can barely achieve 20% GI for 500kg of H2, while industry actors need at the very least 35% GI for 500kg of H2 to transition towards H2-powered aviation.

Methodology

OVERLEAF intends to develop a game changer Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) storage tank to enable the transition towards H2-powered aviation. Based on a disruptive design (under patent process) and leveraging innovative materials and technologies, the OVERLEAF solution is expected to boast a GI higher than 60% for 500kg of LH2, with no venting over 24h. Furthermore, the concept is an enabler for using the aircraft’s fuselage as the outer tank, allowing to seamlessly integrate the tank in the aircrafts structure.


OVERLEAF will have an interdisciplinary R&D approach focusing on advance materials engineering, testing and combination at lab and at pilot scale, together with appropriate simulation of different design architectures of the hydrogen storage system. The project will be based on three distinctive phases and implemented in 7 Work Packages. The consortium includes multidisciplinary partners from 6 different EU countries and contains all the necessary expertise and know-how to carry-out all tasks needed to achieve OVERLEAF’s ambitious objective.

Funding

Specific funding programme
HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility
HORIZON.2.5.7 - Clean, Safe and Accessible Transport and Mobility
HORIZON.2.5.6 - Industrial Competitiveness in Transport
Other Programme
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01-05 Greenhouse gas aviation emissions reduction technologies towards climate neutrality by 2050
Funding Source
Horizon Europe

Partners

Lead Organisation
Organisation
Aciturri Engineering SL
Address
CALLE JERONIMO MUNOZ 8 PARQUE TECNOLOGICO BOECILLO, 47151 BOECILLO, Spain
EU Contribution
€1 138 795
Partner Organisations
Organisation
FONDAZIONE ICONS
Address
PIAZZA DELLA VITTORIA 1, 26900 LODI, Italy
EU Contribution
€272 812
Organisation
UNIVERSITAT DE GIRONA
Address
PLACA SANT DOMENEC 3, 17004 GIRONA, Spain
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€571 000
Organisation
ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION METALURGICA DEL NOROESTE
Address
CALLE RELVA TORNEIROS 27A, 36410 PORRINO, Spain
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€728 125
Organisation
AIMPLAS - ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS
Address
VALENCIA PARC TECHNOLOGIC CALLE GUSTAVE EIFFEL 4, 46980 PATERNA VALENCIA, Spain
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€369 471
Organisation
ARKEMA FRANCE SA
Address
RUE ESTIENNE D ORVES, 92700 COLOMBES, France
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€555 412
Organisation
NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR CRYOGENICS AND ISOTOPIC TECHNOLOGIES ICSI RM VALCEA
Address
Strada Uzinei 4, 240050 RAMNICU VALCEA, Romania
EU Contribution
€433 875
Organisation
CENTRE TECHNOLOGIQUE NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE COMPOSITES & MATERIAUX AVANCES
Address
BATIMENT CHEMINNOV ENSCBP AV PEY BERLAND 16, 33600 PESSAC, France
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€667 713
Organisation
NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU
Address
HOGSKOLERINGEN 1, 7491 TRONDHEIM, Norway
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€603 750
Organisation
Technische Universiteit Delft
Address
STEVINWEG 1, 2628 CN DELFT, Netherlands
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€610 776

Technologies

Technology Theme
Fuel cells and hydrogen fuel
Technology
Hydrogen-fuelled aircraft engine

Development of new aircraft engine designs that can run on hydrogen fuel

Development phase
Research/Invention

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