METENVIA Projects: Aviation and the environment

AGEAIR II (Emissions of AGEing AIRcraft engines, part II)

• Objectives:
  • Expanding competence in emissions measurements on various engine types
  • Continued investigation of emission characteristics (non-volatile particles and gaseous pollutants) of large aircraft turbofan engines and the effect of engine age on their emissions
  • Research & development for the improvements of the ICAO / SAE E-31 methodology for sampling and measurement of non-volatile PM (nvPM)
  • Emissions characterization of aircraft engine types which are unregulated in terms of emissions – turboprop, turboshaft, and small turbofan engines (e.g. business jets)
• Funding: BAZL/FOCA
• Partners: SR Technics

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RAPTOR (Research of Aviation PM Technologies, mOdelling and Regulation)

• Objectives:
  • Research involving evaluation of uncertainties in aircraft engine nvPM emission measurements 
  • Further development of airport air quality models
  • Assessment of nvPM health impacts and informing future regulations.
• Funding: European Commission (Horizon 2020 – Clean Sky 2)
• Partners: ENVISA, Manchester Metropolitan University, Cardiff University, TNO, RIVM, ONERA, Janicke Consulting, University of Manchester, ZHAW

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ACACIA (Advancing the sCience for Aviation and ClImAte)

• Objectives:
  • Research expanding understanding of the tropospheric and stratospheric  impacts of aviation on climate
  • Develop and propose methods and concepts for testing and qualifying mitigation methods
• Funding: European Commission (Horizon 2020 – Clean Sky 2)
• Partners: DLR, CICERO, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Reading, Universität Wien, ETH Zurich, Universität Leipzig, TU Delft, Forschungszentrum Jülich, CNRS, ZHAW