GARDN II. Sylvain Cofsky, Executive Director. AIRDAYS 2014 Lisbon, October 6, The development of a Green Aviation Cluster

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1 GARDN II Sylvain Cofsky, Executive Director The development of a Green Aviation Cluster Importance of R&D and Industry synergies in Canada AIRDAYS 2014 Lisbon, October 6, 2014

2 The Importance of Aviation in Canada 5 th in the world Around 160,000 jobs 700 aerospace companies $22 billion = sales (2012) 77% = civil use 80% = exportation $1.6 billion = R&D spending / year GARDN 2012

3 A success that comes with challenges Over 20 years = 34,000 new aircrafts NEW markets / clients / partners / competitors Demographic profile of the workforce Climate change and Environmental concerns GARDN 2012

4 Improvement over the past years Improvement over the past 40 years: + 70% more fuel-efficient - 50% emission of carbon monoxide - 90% emissions of hydrocarbons - 20db in terms of noise Number of people impacted by aircraft noise in the USA, despite traffic growth = 0.29 million in 2009 compared to 7 million in 1975 Over the past 15 years: - 50% in Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 4

5 Global Industry Targets % p/a fuel efficiency Working towards CNG CNG from 2020 Implementation of global sectoral approach 50% reduction in net CO2 emissions over 2005 levels Goals are at the global level not States or operators Goals do not mean slowing down the growth of aviation

6 How can we achieve that? 6

7 Emissions Reduction Roadmap CO 2 emissions Frozen technology emissions Known technology, operations and infrastructure measures Biofuels and additional technology Carbon-neutral growth 2020 Gross emissions trajectory Economic measures (schematic) Tech Ops Infra Biofuels + add. Tech No action CNG % by

8 Green Aviation Research and Development Network (GARDN) Created in 2009, GARDN is part of the Canadian Federal Program «Business-Led Network of Centres of Excellence» (BL-NCE) Objective: Increase competitiveness of Canada Aerospace Industry through the reduction of its environmental footprint A 2-pillar strategy: 1. Funding of precompetitive collaborative industrial R&D projects (TRL 3 to 6) 2. Focal point for reflection on environmental aviation in Canada GARDN 2012

9 Budget GARDN I Budget of $42M+ on 5 year program ( ) Industry contribution = 70% BL-NCE contribution = 30% GARDN II Renewed for 5 more years in 2014 ( ) A minimum of $25 M A research portfolio of 26 projects since its creation = $55 M GARDN 2012

10 Tech Demo Program Quebec only Canada Canada Canada Mostly Quebec 10

11 GARDN Track Record technologies 10+ technologies to commercialization Use on existing, new aircraft 17 Projects : $38 M of project value ($1 from government = $2 from Industry) 30+members 5 OEMs 12 SMEs 13 universities + Associated Partners 270+ researchers 51 from academia 219 from industry International Collaboration USA, Europe, China GARDN 12 potential licences or patents 50 publications 108 students trained GARDN Networking Events Total of participants Research centres capabilities enhanced Lean + Flexible = Innovation 11

12 Research Themes From 7 themes under GARDN I to 3 themes for GARDN II: Clean Quiet Sustainability Carbon Footprint/Emissions Reduced Noise Life Cycle Management 9/27/2013 GARDN Proprietary Information 12

13 Industrial Members and Participants 13

14 Academic and Associate Members and Participants 14

15 - Eligibility Selection Criteria Source of funding: minimum of 50% from industry: in-kind and/or cash At least 2 collaborators: including an industrial partner and a SME is highly desirable - Relevance Impact on the Canadian Aerospace sector Environmental theme: Quiet / Clean / Sustainable TRL progression: from 3 to 6 Feasibility and technical merit

16 1 st Round of Funding How it works? 1) 3 Regional Workshops: Winnipeg / Toronto / Montreal (200 participants) 2) 30 + ideas of project 3) 22 LOIs: $40M of project value 4) 12 applicants was invited to submit a detailed form 5) The final result = 9 selected projects ($13M: $6,7M of public funding)

17 GARDN II s First round of Selection Quiet Theme Clean Theme Sustainable Theme Experimental Validation of Innovative Environmentally Friendly Aircraft Configurations Hydroformed Helicopter Skid Type Landing Gear Materials of Concern (MOC) Elimination Airframe Noise Reduction for Business and Commercial Aircraft Noise Reduction for Next Generation Regional Turboprop Next Generation Combustor for Small Gas Turbine Engines Flight Management Performance Optimization II Greening the Aerospace supply chain Validation of Powder Injection Technology for the Manufacturing of Aerospace Small and Complex Metallic Components Taking into account Interdependency of Environmental Impacts GARDN Proprietary Information 17

18 PWC-23 Research Projects Next Generation Combustor for Small Gas Turbine Engines Term: 5 years Objective: Evolve current low emissions technology developed for large turbofan engines to the next generation turboprops by a new combustor system. This new combustion system is an enabler for greenhouse gas reduction on the engine and has the potential to deliver significant reductions of NOx and particulate matter while improving component life.

19 MS-21 Research Projects Validation of Powder Injection Technology for the Manufacturing of Aerospace Small and Complex Metallic Components Term: 2 years Objective: Validate the manufacturing processes of two strategic materials used in aerospace, and apply these processes to components selected by the partners, focusing on understanding the fundamentals of MIM and designing functional components. This technology could generate significant reduction of the amount of machining and raw material usage resulting in better Buy-to-Fly ratios for complex components.

20 Research Projects BA-21 Experimental Validation of Innovative Environmentally Friendly Aircraft Configurations Term: 4 years Objective: A continuation of prior work, the GARDN II project involves the development of a novel aircraft concept which is designed to satisfy various performance and stability and control (S&C) requirements. This aircraft concept will then be tested in a wind tunnel test campaign to validate the S&C characteristics. Various alternative designs will be tested in addition to the baseline configuration.

21 CMC-21 Research Projects Flight Management Performance Optimization II Term: 4 years Objective: Optimize the vertical and horizontal path of the aircraft within the Flight Management System by taking into account the Required Time of Arrival, the wind grids and meteorological conditions. The main motivation of the project is to reduce overall carbon emissions and flight costs.

22 BHTC-21 Research Projects Hydroformed Helicopter Skid Type Landing Gear Term: 2 years Objective: Reduce weight, components and assembly costs through an enhanced, scaled up methodology of hydroforming aerospace tubular products. The developed technology will enable the manufacturing of high strength and corrosion, environmental-friendly resistant landing gear components and provide superior quality products at lower life costs values.

23 Research Projects PWC-22 Noise Reduction for Next Generation Regional Turboprop Term: 4 years Objective: Leverage new technologies, develop new design methodology, and mature concepts in support of a low-noise large regional turboprop aircraft meeting stringent noise requirements. The new technology is a feasibility requirement for development of a new large environmentally-friendly turboprop aircraft.

24 PWC-21 Research Projects Materials of Concern (MOC) Elimination Term: 4 years Objective: Reduce environmental impact and personnel exposure during manufacturing and repair by finding greener alternatives to materials of concern. The benefits include reducing ozone depleting substances released into the environment and reducing, if not avoiding, worker exposure to hexavalent chromium, cadmium and other materials of concern.

25 QC-21 Research Projects Greening the Aerospace Supply Chain Term: 2 years Objective: Define a supply chain management framework to provide industrials with the capacity to prioritize eco-responsible purchasing actions, define technologies green specifications and efficiently treat environmental information. The acquired knowledge will offer a collaboration model fully adapted to the Canadian aerospace sector, facilitating ecodesign across the supply chain.

26 Research Projects BA-22 Airframe Noise Reduction for Business and Commercial Aircraft Term: 4 years Objective: Reduce noise impact of aircraft operations in the vicinity of airports by leveraging new technologies, developing new design methodology and maturing concepts in support of a low-noise large regional turboprop aircraft. The project will lay groundwork to help reducing the adverse effects of the expected large increase in aircraft traffic volumes in Canada and elsewhere in the next decades.

27 Next Round of Funding Stay tuned for the 2 nd round: End of 2014 Envelope = minimum of $7M: including $3,5M of public funding Workshops next Winter (2015) : Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Halifax We want your ideas of projects!

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